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| 1991, Feb. 12 |
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| The Ukrainian Supreme Soviet voted to restore the status of autonomous Soviet socialist republic (ASSR) to the Crimea within the Ukraine. | 1 |
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| March 30 |
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| Cardinal Miroslav Lubachivsky, 77, the spiritual leader of 5 million Ukrainian Catholics (known as Uniates), returned after 52 years in exile in Rome. His return marked the rejuvenation of the Uniate Church, which had been outlawed by Stalin. | 2 |
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| Aug. 24 |
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| The Supreme Soviet of the Ukraine adopted a resolution declaring its independence from the Soviet Union, pending a referendum on Dec. 1. | 3 |
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| Aug. 31 |
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| The chairman of the Ukrainian Supreme Soviet, Leonid Kravchuk, banned the republic's Communist Party because of its support for the abortive coup in Russia. | 4 |
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| Sept. 20 |
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| The Ukrainian KGB (secret police) was dissolved and replaced by a security service under the control of the republican government. | 5 |
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| Oct. 23 |
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| The Ukrainian Supreme Soviet created a legal basis for the formation of the country's own army, air force, and navy. | 6 |
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