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Euromaidan
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Euromaidan
Euromaidan
(; , , , literally "Euro[pean] Square") was a wave of
demonstrations
and
civil unrest
in
Ukraine
, which began on the night of 21 November 2013 with public protests in
Maidan Nezalezhnosti
("Independence Square") in
Kiev
, demanding closer
European integration
. The scope of the protests expanded, with many calls for the resignation of
President
Viktor Yanukovych
and his
government
. The protests led to the
2014 Ukrainian revolution
. Many protesters joined because of the
violent dispersal of protesters on 30 November
and "a will to change life in Ukraine." By 25 January 2014, the protests had been fueled by the perception of "widespread government corruption," "abuse of power," and "violation of
human rights in Ukraine
."
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