Death and funeral of Patriarch Volodymyr of Kyiv
| Death and funeral of Patriarch Volodymyr of Kyiv | |||
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Grave of the patriarch near the bell tower of St. Sophia Cathedral | |||
| Date | 18 July 1995 | ||
| Location | Sophia Square, Kyiv, Ukraine 50°27′10.8″N 30°30′55.39″E / 50.453000°N 30.5153861°E | ||
| Goals | Burial of Volodymyr Romaniuk in Saint Sophia Cathedral | ||
| Concessions | Romaniuk buried in Sophia Square | ||
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2nd Prime Minister of Ukraine (government)
2nd President of Ukraine
First term (1994–1999)
Second term (1999–2004)
Post-presidency
Controversies and protests
Governments
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The death and funeral of Patriarch Volodymyr of Kyiv is an important historical event in Ukraine soon after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and religious revival in the country. It happened so, that Patriarch Volodymyr Romaniuk of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate, which was established in the summer of 1992, died on 14 July 1995. His funeral subsequently turned into a riot, popularly known as Black Tuesday (Ukrainian: чорний вівторок, romanized: chornyi vivtorok), after members of the Berkut special police force attempted to prevent mourners from accessing Kyiv's St. Sophia Cathedral, with members of the far-right Ukrainian People's Self-Defence attacking members of the security forces. It was the first incident of police attacking a peaceful gathering in Ukraine since 1991.