Historic precedent: referendum followed by series of compromises: When the Soviet Union broke up and Ukraine became an independent nation, Crimea was one of the twenty-four administrative regions into which the nation was divided. In 1992, being at odds with national powers, Crimean leaders declared the independence of the peninsula and passed a constitution that proclaimed Crimea to be a republic within Ukraine, provided that Crimean laws would have priority over Ukrainian laws, established Russian as the official language of the territory, and allowed Crimea to conduct its own foreign policy. Following a series of compromises with national Ukrainian authorities, this constitution was repealed blogs.loc.gov/law/2014/03/crimean-history-status-and-referendum/
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 19:59:45 +0000
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