A series of protests and political events that took place in Ukraine is known as the Orange Revolution. It began in late November, 2004 and did not end before January, 2005.
The Orange Revolution was sparked by the massive rigging that took place during the 2004 presidential election. Kiev, the Ukrainian capital was the centre of the movement; thousands of protesters demonstrated in Kiev daily.
Do you want to know how the movement got such an interesting name? The name came from hundreds of orange flags and banners that the protesters brought with them. Bright orange was the colour of ‘Our Ukraine,’ the party of Viktor Yushchenko. Viktor Yushchenko was one of the most the respected Ukrainian leaders and he had won the election, though at first his election was declared invalid. Because of the protests however, Ukraine’s Supreme Court ordered a re-election which took place on 26 December, 2004.
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