Chess Day in Ukraine
On November 1, 2011, Verkhovna Rada approved the Decree “On proclamation of the Chess Day in Ukraine”, which was officially published on November 9, 2011. Celebration of the Chess Day in Ukraine will take place annually on July, 20, which is also an International Chess Day. The project of the Decree “On proclamation of Chess Day in Ukraine” was submitted to Verkhovna Rada by people’s deputy of Ukraine Volodymyr Danylenko. 277 deputies voted for approval of the resolution, among which were representatives of all parliament fractions as well as unaffiliated members.
Decree “On proclamation of the Chess Day in Ukraine” (English)
Decree “On proclamation of the Chess Day in Ukraine” (Ukrainian)
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