The
Orange Revolution was a series of
protests and political events that took place in
Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005, in the immediate aftermath of the run-off vote of the
2004 Ukrainian presidential election which was claimed to be marred by massive corruption, voter intimidation and direct
electoral fraud.
Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, was the focal point of the movement's campaign of
civil resistance, with thousands of protesters demonstrating daily. Nationwide, the democratic revolution was highlighted by a series of acts of
civil disobedience,
sit-ins, and
general strikes organized by the opposition movement.