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The Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR declares state sovereignty over the territory of the Ukrainian SSR.

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Verkhovna Rada

Unicameral legislature of Ukraine

The Verkhovna Rada, officially the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, is the unicameral parliament of Ukraine. It consists of 450 deputies presided over by a speaker. The Verkhovna Rada meets in the Verkhovna Rada building in Ukraine's capital Kyiv.
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Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine

1990 resolution by the Parliament of Ukraine declaring sovereignty

The Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine was adopted on July 16, 1990, by the recently elected parliament of Ukrainian SSR by a vote of 355 for and four against.
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Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic

Soviet republic from 1919 to 1991

The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, abbreviated as the Ukrainian SSR, UkrSSR, and also known as Soviet Ukraine or just Ukraine, was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union from 1922 until 1991. Under the Soviet one-party model, the Ukrainian SSR was governed by…
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