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Independence
Ukrainian parliament declares independence from USSR following attempted coup in Moscow. In a nationwide referendum in December, 90% vote for independence. -
Orange Revolution
Orange Revolution begins after reports of widespread vote-rigging in presidential election nominally won by pro-Russian candidate Viktor Yanukovych. Opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko leads mass street protests and civil disobedience. Supreme Court annuls result of poll. -
Viktor Yushchenko tops poll
Opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko tops poll in election re-run. Rival candidate Viktor Yanukovych challenges result but resigns as prime minister. -
Viktor Yanukovych is declared the winner
Viktor Yanukovych is declared the winner in a presidential election judged free and fair by observers. His main rival, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, is arrested for abuse of powers and eventually jailed in October 2011. -
Abandons an agreement
President Yanukovych's cabinet abandons an agreement on closer trade ties with EU, instead seeking closer co-operation with Russia. Small protests start. -
Protests
Protests gather pace, as 100,000 people attend a demonstration in Kiev. -
Occupation
Protesters occupy Kiev city hall and Independence Square in dramatic style. Some 800,000 people rally in Kiev. -
$15bn
Vladimir Putin throws President Yanukovych an economic lifeline, agreeing to buy $15bn of Ukrainian debt and reduce the price of Russian gas supplies by about a third. -
Protesters begin storming
Parliament passes restrictive anti-protest laws as clashes turn deadly. Protesters begin storming regional government offices in western Ukraine. -
Azarov resigns
Prime Minister Mykola Azarov resigns and parliament annuls the anti-protest law. Parliament passes amnesty bill but opposition rejects conditions. -
Arrest
All 234 protesters arrested since December are released. Kiev city hall, occupied since 1 December, is abandoned by demonstrators, along with other public buildings in regions. -
18 dead
Clashes erupt, with reasons unclear: 18 dead. -
Dark times
Kiev sees its worst day of violence for almost 70 years. At least 88 people are killed in 48 hours. Video shows uniformed snipers firing at protesters holding makeshift shields.
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Yanukovych signs compromise deal with opposition leaders
President Yanukovych signed a 21 February deal with opposition leaders that soon became redundant -
Top events 22 feb
President Yanukovych disappears
Protesters take control of presidential administration buildings
Parliament votes to remove president from power with elections set for 25 May
Mr Yanukovych appears on TV to denounce "coup"
His arch-rival Yulia Tymoshenko is freed from jail -
Top events 23-26 feb
Parliament votes to ban Russian as the second official language, causing a wave of anger in Russian-speaking regions; the vote is later overturned
Parliament names speaker Olexander Turchynov as interim president
An arrest warrant is issued for Mr Yanukovych
Arseniy Yatsenyuk is nominated prime minister.
The elite Berkut police unit, blamed for deaths of protesters, is disbanded -
Crimea
Pro-Russian gunmen seize key buildings in the Crimean capital, Simferopol. Unidentified gunmen in combat uniforms appear outside Crimea's main airports. -
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