As you know (yesterday's post), protests against the government resulted in the president fleeing the country. I didn't know til today that a 26-year-old young man, Volodymyr Parasiuk, probably was responsible for that.
photo: univest, inc
Tense negotiations between protesters (the opposition) and the government had resulted in an agreement last week that kept Pres. Yanukovych in power, based on his promise that he would allow elections later this year.
Then last Friday night, Parasiuk jumped up in front of the crowded city square and "made an electrifying impromptu speech denouncing the opposition for "shaking hands with this killer." 82 people had died on the streets during the protests, mostly killed by Yanukovych's forces.
Yanukovych "flew out of Kiev by helicopter that night."
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