Unification Act

Universal of the Directory of the Ukrainian People's Republic
A copy of the Act Zluky, signed on 22 January 1919
Presented22 January [O.S. 11 January] 1918
Ratifiedfrom the moment of signing
Repealed20 December 1919
LocationSofia Square, Kyiv, Ukrainian People's Republic
SignatoriesUkrainian Central Council
PurposeUnification of the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian People's Republic into one state
The signing of the Act Zluky, on the St. Sophia Square in Kyiv

The Unification Act (Ukrainian: Акт Злуки, romanizedAkt Zluky, IPA: [ˈɑkt ˈzlukɪ]; or Велика Злука, Velyka Zluka, IPA: [ˈwɛlɪkɐ ˈzlukɐ]) was an agreement signed by the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian People's Republic in St Sophia Square in Kyiv on 22 January 1919. Since 1999, it is celebrated every year as the Day of Unity of Ukraine to commemorate the signing of the treaty; it is a state holiday in Ukraine;[1][2] though not a public holiday.[3][clarification needed]

  1. ^ Yanukovych condemns attempts to undermine unity, Kyiv Post (21 January 2011)
  2. ^ The Day of Unity[permanent dead link], opinion-times.com
  3. ^ Culture Smart! Ukraine by Anna Shevchenko, Kuperard, 2006, ISBN 978-1-85733-327-5

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