Private Story
After the Orange Revolution
Nationwide[citation needed], the revolution was highlighted by a series of acts of civil disobedience, sit-ins, and general strikes organized by the opposition movement.The protests were prompted by reports from several domestic and foreign election monitors as well as the widespread public perception that the results of the run-off vote of 21 November 2004 between leading candidates Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovych were rigged by the authorities in favour of the latter.
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