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1993 self-proclaimed federal subject of Russia
The
Ural Republic
(
Russian
:
Уральская Республика
) was an unrecognized
subject of the Russian Federation
that existed from July 1, 1993 to November 9, 1993 within the boundaries of
Sverdlovsk Oblast
region. It was formed as a result of a referendum held on April 12, 1993 by
Eduard Rossel
.
[1]
It was organized by a team of local politicians, of which one of them,
Anton Bakov
,
[2]
[3]
is also the author of the project of a currency for the Republic, the
Ural franc
.
History
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- April 25
- An issue of giving the status of Republic to the Sverdlovsk Oblast was submitted to referendum.
- July 1
- Sverdlovsk Regional Council adopted a decision on the proclamation of the Ural Republic.
- September 14
- The heads of the
Sverdlovsk
,
Perm
,
Chelyabinsk
,
Orenburg
and
Kurgan
regions decided to participate in the development of the economic model of the Ural Republic on the basis of the Urals regions.
[4]
[5]
The project of the new territorial entity received the name "Greater Ural Republic."
- October 27
- Sverdlovsk Regional Council approved the Constitution of the Ural Republic. The text of the Constitution was published at the "Regional newspaper".
- October 31
- The Constitution of the Ural Republic entered into force.
- November 2
- Eduard Rossel took part in an expanded meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Federation.
[6]
At that meeting, Russian President Boris Yeltsin said that the desire of regions to raise their own status is a natural process, and that the government should take it into consideration.
- November 5
- At the press conference Eduard Rossel said about the support of the Ural Republic by Yeltsin and about his intention to continue the development of the Republic.
[7]
[8]
- November 8
- Regional council announced that the governor elections and elections of bicameral Legislative Assembly of Ural Republic would be held on November 12.
[8]
[9]
- November 9
- A Presidential Decree number 1874 on the dissolution of the Sverdlovsk Regional Council, and then, on November 10 - the Decree No. 1890 on the dismissal of Eduard Rossel. All their decisions regarding the Ural Republic were declared null and void.
[10]
Valery Trushnikov was appointed as the head of Sverdlovsk Oblast' administration.
References
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54.5333; 60.3333