This week in history

2004. Ukrainian residents came to the electoral districts to elect the President of Ukraine for the third time in the last two months.

Dec. 27 2004. Hert Arens, the head of the Observation Mission from the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe, highly appreciated the work of the election commissions of each level during the re-election.

Dec. 28 1920. A union treaty was signed between the UkSSR and the Russian SFSR in Moskow, about the mutual recognition of the sovereignty and independence of the republics.

2004. The US Secretary of State Colin Powell stated that the United States intended to closely collaborate with the winner of the Ukrainian elections.

Dec. 29 1964. The first turbogenerator of the Kyiv Water Power Station was put on an industrial charge.

2004. The Central Electoral Commission promulgated the renewed data according to 100 percent of the perfomance-test data, according to which 52 percent of the voting cast gave their votes to Viktor Yushchenko, 44,19 percent — to Viktor Yanukovych.

Dec. 30 1992. The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine registered Ukrainian Ecological Association Green World.

2004. The Central Electoral Commission and the Supreme Court of Ukraine rejected to examine the complants of the candidate to the post of the President of Ukraine Viktr Yanukovych, explaining its actions by the lack of motivation.

Dec. 31 1930. The First Nationwide Gathering of Dvadziatypiatytysiachnyky took place in Kharkiv.

2004. Viktor Yanukovych stated that he resignes his commission of the prime minister of Ukraine.

Jan. 1 1992. The copupons of multiple use were put into circulation on the territory of Ukraine.

2004. For the first time in the history of independent Ukraine two presidents congratulated its residents on the New Year — the current one Leonid Kuchma and the newly-elected one Viktor Yushchenko.