This week in history

July 5, 1990. The First World Congress of Spiritual (Saint) Ukraine started in Kolomyia.

1991. Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR passed the law on instituting the post of President of the Ukrainian SSR.

July 6, 1927. The All-Ukrainian Central Executive Committee passed a resolution on ensuring equal rights for all languages and promoting Ukrainian culture.

1992. CIS states signed an agreement On Systems for Prevention Missile Attack and Control of the Space.

July 7, 1941. The South-Western Front troops started their defense operation greatly contributing into the breakdown of the Blitzkrieg plan.

1987. Court process against the culprits of the Chornobyl catastrophe started in Chornobyl.

July 8, 1659. Ivan Vyhovsky’s Cossack-Tatar army and Polish regiments defeated the Moscovite army at Konotop.

1918. The State Senate, the highest judicial body of the Ukrainian state, was formed.

July 9, 1783. By decree of the Military Collegium, Dnipro Left Bank Cossack regiments were converted into regular regiments of the Russian Army.

1997. Ukraine signed a treaty on cooperation with NATO.

July 10, 1968. The Maksym Rylsky Literary and Memorial Museum was opened in Kyiv.

1994. In a runoff with incumbent President Leonid Kravchuk, Leonid Kuchma was elected president of Ukraine.

July 11, 1925. The Ukrainian National Democratic Union (UNDO) was founded in Lviv.

1996. Mass protest actions and strikes took place at Ukrainian mines demanding the payment of wage arrears.