Institution

Verkhovna Rada

Also known as Supreme Council of Ukraine

The Verkhovna Rada, or Supreme Council, is the parliament of Ukraine, a single chamber of 450 deputies. It began as the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR, and after the first competitive elections of 1990 it declared Ukraine's state sovereignty that July. On 24 August 1991 it adopted the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine, confirmed by referendum on 1 December 1991.

Verkhovna Rada
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Ukrainian SSR

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