The 2014 Crimean status referendum was held in Crimea, a peninsula in the Black Sea belonging to Ukraine, in the weeks after the fall of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and the arrival of Russian troops without insignia who took control of key sites. Voters were asked whether Crimea should join Russia or restore its 1992 constitution, with a vote to remain part of Ukraine under its current status not offered as an option. The authorities reported a vote of about 97 percent in favour of joining Russia on a very high turnout, but the referendum was held under military occupation and was declared invalid by Ukraine, most governments and the UN General Assembly. Russia formally annexed Crimea within days.
Before and after
- from 23 February 2014 to 22 June 20142014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine
- 1 March 20142014 Kunming attack
- 7 March 2014Construction of Abeno Harukas
- 8 March 2014Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
- 16 March 20142014 Crimean status referendum
- 18 March 2014Rise Like a Phoenix
- from 19 March 2014 to 30 September 2020Premiere of The 100
- from 12 April 2014 to 24 February 2022War in Donbas
- 16 April 2014Sinking of the MV Sewol
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