On this day, November 21, 2004 the second round of the Ukrainian presidential election was held, giving rise to massive protests and controversy over the election's integrity.
The Russian-leaning Viktor Yanukovych with 49.42 per cent defeated Viktor Yushchenko, who obtained 46.69 per cent of the votes cast.
Observers for the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe said that the vote did not meet international standards and US election observer, Senator Richard Lugar claimed fraud was evident on polling day.
A second run-off election was held in December when the results were reversed.
The link below is from the Guardian and is about what happened the men who defended Snake Island. A great read.
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