Why is it called the Orange Revolution?

Yushchenko’s supporters originally adopted orange as the signifying colour of his election campaign. Later, the colour gave its name to an entire series of political labels, such as the Oranges (Pomaranchevi in Ukrainian) for his political camp and its supporters.

Who succeeded Yanukovych?

After the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, Viktor Yanukovych abandoned his office and fled the country. He was subsequently impeached, and replaced by Oleksandr Turchynov as the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, who serves as acting president when the office is vacant.

What does Viktor Yushchenko mean?

Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko (Ukrainian: Віктор Андрійович Ющенко, IPA: [ˈβiktor ɐnˈdrʲijoβɪ̞tʃ ˈjuʃtʃenko] (listen); born 23 February 1954) is a Ukrainian politician who was the third President of Ukraine from 23 January 2005 to 25 February 2010.

How did Yushchenko win the 2004 Ukrainian election?

As an informal leader of the Ukrainian opposition coalition, he was one of the two main candidates in the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election. Yushchenko won the presidency through a repeat runoff election between him and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.

Is Masha Efrosinina khromaiev married?

On 18 November 2010 Efrosinina placed the 77th place among the most influential females in Ukraine according to the Ukrainian magazine Focus. Masha got married in 2003 to Tymur Khromaiev, an Ossetian-Ukrainian, son of the president of Ukrainian basketball league Zurab Khromaiev.

Does Yushchenko have a wife?

Yushchenko considers an open list of candidates for parliamentary elections as one of the conditions for eradicating corruption. In 1977, Yushchenko married Svitlana Ivanivna Kolesnyk, with whom he has two children and three grandchildren: Vitalyna (b. 15 April 1980) currently married to Oleksiy Khakhlyov and has two children.