The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in his address on the occasion of the 29th anniversary The independence referendum called on Ukrainians to join their efforts to create a powerful and competitive country. He wrote about this in his Telegram -channel.
“The main thing today is that we have everything we need to become a powerful and competitive country. And Ukraine has every chance of becoming just that very soon. But this is possible under one simple condition – if we all together apply for this is their efforts, “Zelensky believes.
He urged his compatriots not to argue “who loves Ukraine more, better and more correctly”, noting that at the referendum on December 1, 1991, “more than 28 million votes became one, powerful voice of the Ukrainian people, to say to the whole world:” we want and will live in our state – in free Ukraine “”.
“Although this is not stipulated by the spelling rules, I think that the word” Independence “should be written with a capital letter. As a sign of boundless respect for all who fought for it for centuries, and as a symbol of how much it is for us means “, – Zelensky summed up.
In August 2019, the first president of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk explained why, after the country declared independence, the world community refused to recognize its sovereignty from the USSR. According to him, the referendum played a decisive role in this issue. “Only after the referendum they began to recognize. I answered congratulations and telegrams every day. Such was an active process of support,” he said.
The Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR adopted two documents on August 24, 1991 – the Act of the Declaration of Independence of Ukraine and the Resolution “On the Declaration of Independence of Ukraine”.
The All-Ukrainian referendum was held on December 1, 1991. One question was put to the vote: “Do you confirm the Declaration of Independence of Ukraine?” With a turnout of 84 percent, more than 90 percent of the voters gave an affirmative answer.