A talk and Q&A session with Viktor Yushchenko
Date and time:
Tuesday 4 December, 2012
19:00 - 20:30
Location:
Ukrainian Institute London
79 Holland Park
London
W11 3SW
Viktor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine (2005-2010), will hold a talk at the Ukrainian Institute London on December 4 to discuss Ukraine's democratic progress, it's current standing, and where it is headed. President Yushchenko will discuss the risk posed by possible international isolation and the threat of the country becoming a “second Belarus”, cut off from the West, stressing the importance of dialogue between the EU and Ukraine.
The talk will be followed by a Q&A session.
This event will be held in Ukrainian.
FREE
Speaker
Viktor Yushchenko
Viktor Yushchenko served as President of Ukraine from 2005 to 2010. President Yushchenko was elected on the back of the Orange Revolution of 2004-05. Prior to this, Yushchenko was the Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine from 1993 to 1999, after which he served as Prime Minister from 1999 to 2001 under President Kuchma. After leaving office, Yuschenko was elected to the Verkhovna Rada, he remained a People's Deputy until his election to the Presidency in 2005 following a re-run of the Presidential Election run-off due to widespread electoral fraud. Mass protest against the election fraud led to the Orange Revolution, which Yushchenko played a key role in.
