Ukrainian Constituent Assembly
Ukrainian Constituent Assembly Українські Установчі Збори | |
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Central Council of Ukraine (succession never realized) | |
Seats | 301 |
Elections | |
Last election | January 9, 1918 |
The Ukrainian Constituent Assembly (
Overview
The idea for an All-National Congress surfaced after the
Reactions
After the sixth session of the Central Council the most influential party in the
Developments
On October 12, 1917 the Central Rada passed the fundamental laws on elections to the assembly. It also instructed the Minor Rada to confirm the laws and organize the elections. The III Universal[3] of the Central Rada (November 20, 1917) designated January 9 as election day while the first convention of the assembly was scheduled to take place on January 22. The Universal also decreed that until the assembly convened the legislative power of the Ukrainian autonomy remained the Central Rada. The law on the Constituent Assembly was ratified on November 29, 1917. There were expected to be 301 deputies which was around 1 per 100,000 constituents. The appointed head of the electoral commission was M.Moroz.
See also
- Verkhovna Rada
- Central Rada
- 1918 Ukrainian Constituent Assembly election
- Kiev Arsenal January Uprising and Ukrainian–Soviet War
References
- Central Rada No. IV: Universal of the Ukrainian Central Rada (IV). Adopted on 1918-01-09. (Ukrainian)
- ^ Encyclopedia of Ukraine [1] (in English)
- Central Rada No. III: Universal of the Ukrainian Central Rada (III). Adopted on 1917-11-07. (Ukrainian)
Bibliography
- Khrystiuk, Pavlo (1921). "Записки і матеріали до історії української революції 1917—1920 pp." (Notes and materials to the history of the Ukrainian Revolution 1917-20). Vol I-II. Vienna.
- Doroshenko Dmytro (1932). "Історія України 1917—1923" (History of Ukraine 1917-23). Vol I "Доба Центральної Ради" (The times of the Central Rada). Uzhhorod 1932, New-York 1954.
- Reshetar, J. (1952). "The Ukrainian Revolution 1917—1920". Princeton 1952.
- Encyclopedia of Ukraine