Declaration of Independence of Ukraine

E189996

constitutional document declaration of independence historical event

The Declaration of Independence of Ukraine is the 1991 parliamentary act that proclaimed Ukraine a sovereign state, marking its separation from the Soviet Union.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Declaration of Independence of Ukraine canonical	3
Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine	2
1991 Ukrainian independence referendum	1
Акт проголошення незалежності України	1
незалежність України	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1680038 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Declaration of Independence of Ukraine
Context triple: [Independence Day of Ukraine, commemorates, Declaration of Independence of Ukraine]

A. Constitution of Ukraine
The Constitution of Ukraine is the country’s supreme law, establishing its political system, separation of powers, and fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens.
B. Independence Day of Ukraine
Independence Day of Ukraine is the country’s primary national holiday commemorating its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union on August 24, 1991.
C. Order of Liberty (Ukraine)
The Order of Liberty (Ukraine) is one of Ukraine’s highest state honors, awarded for outstanding services in strengthening the country’s sovereignty, democracy, and international prestige.
D. Declaration of Independence of Venezuela
The Declaration of Independence of Venezuela is the 1811 document by which Venezuela formally broke from Spanish colonial rule, marking the birth of the first independent republic in Spanish America.
E. Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
The Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was the 1945 declaration by Hồ Chí Minh in Hanoi that announced Vietnam’s independence from French colonial rule and the establishment of a new Vietnamese state.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Declaration of Independence of Ukraine
Target entity description: The Declaration of Independence of Ukraine is the 1991 parliamentary act that proclaimed Ukraine a sovereign state, marking its separation from the Soviet Union.

A. Constitution of Ukraine
The Constitution of Ukraine is the country’s supreme law, establishing its political system, separation of powers, and fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens.
B. Independence Day of Ukraine
Independence Day of Ukraine is the country’s primary national holiday commemorating its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union on August 24, 1991.
C. Order of Liberty (Ukraine)
The Order of Liberty (Ukraine) is one of Ukraine’s highest state honors, awarded for outstanding services in strengthening the country’s sovereignty, democracy, and international prestige.
D. Declaration of Independence of Venezuela
The Declaration of Independence of Venezuela is the 1811 document by which Venezuela formally broke from Spanish colonial rule, marking the birth of the first independent republic in Spanish America.
E. Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
The Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was the 1945 declaration by Hồ Chí Minh in Hanoi that announced Vietnam’s independence from French colonial rule and the establishment of a new Vietnamese state.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional document ⓘ declaration of independence ⓘ historical event ⓘ
adoptedBy	Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ⓘ linked to: Verkhovna Rada
approvedBy	Ukrainian independence referendum, 1991 ⓘ
basisInLaw	United Nations Charter principles ⓘ right of nations to self-determination ⓘ
category	1991 in Ukraine ⓘ Declarations of independence ⓘ History of Ukraine (1991–present) ⓘ Independence of Ukraine ⓘ linked to: Independence Day of Ukraine
commemoratedOn	Independence Day of Ukraine ⓘ
country	Ukraine ⓘ
countryProclaimed	Ukraine ⓘ
dateAdopted	1991-08-24 ⓘ
dateRatifiedByReferendum	1991-12-01 ⓘ
declared	independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union ⓘ sovereignty of Ukraine ⓘ
defines	Ukraine as an independent democratic state ⓘ supremacy of Ukrainian laws over Soviet laws on Ukrainian territory ⓘ
followedBy	Ukrainian independence referendum, 1991 ⓘ
independenceDay	August 24 ⓘ
language	Ukrainian ⓘ
legalStatus	foundational act of Ukrainian statehood ⓘ
legislativeBody	Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ⓘ linked to: Verkhovna Rada
locationAdopted	Kyiv ⓘ Verkhovna Rada building ⓘ
originalTitle	Акт проголошення незалежності України ⓘ linked to: Declaration of Independence of Ukraine
politicalContext	August 1991 Soviet coup attempt ⓘ collapse of the Soviet Union ⓘ
precededBy	Act of Unification of the Ukrainian People’s Republic and the West Ukrainian People’s Republic ⓘ linked to: Act of Union of the Ukrainian People's Republic and West Ukrainian People's Republic Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine ⓘ
relatedTo	Belavezha Accords ⓘ Constitution of Ukraine ⓘ dissolution of the Soviet Union ⓘ
resultedIn	dissolution of constitutional authority of the USSR in Ukraine ⓘ
roleOfLeonidKravchuk	Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ⓘ linked to: Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada
shortName	Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine ⓘ linked to: Declaration of Independence of Ukraine
signedBy	Leonid Kravchuk ⓘ
subjectMatter	democratic development of Ukraine ⓘ self-determination of the Ukrainian people ⓘ state sovereignty ⓘ territorial integrity of Ukraine ⓘ
territorialScope	entire territory of the Ukrainian SSR ⓘ
triggered	international recognition of Ukraine as an independent state ⓘ
turnoutPercentage	84.18% ⓘ
yesVotePercentage	90.32% ⓘ

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