2014 Ukrainian presidential election postpone the signing of the association agreement led to massive protests across Ukraine. These led to the removal of President Viktor Yanukovych and his government by the parliament in February, as part of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, during which Yanukovych fled the country to Russia. On 22 February 2014, the Verkhovna Rada voted 328–0 to dismiss Yanukovych as President. Oleksandr Turchynov, deputy chairman of Fatherland, who had been appointed as Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada earlier that day, was named acting Prime Minister, and, due to Yanukovych's deposition, acting President, until new elections could be held. In a press conference
Viktor Viktorovych Yanukovych Viktor Viktorovych Yanukovych Viktor Viktorovych Yanukovych (, ; 16 July 1981 – 20 March 2015) was a Ukrainian politician and Member of Parliament. He was the son of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. Yanukovych was born 16 July 1981 in Yenakiieve, Donetsk region, to Viktor Yanukovych and Lyudmyla Oleksandrivna Yanukovych. He graduated from high school with a silver medal in 1998. From 1998 to 2003 he studied at Donetsk National University, majoring in "Enterprise Economy". He received a master's degree in “Enterprise Economics”. On 17 June 2009 he defended his dissertation titled "Formation and implementation of state social policy" at