Ukrainian National Council of the Western Ukrainian People's Republic
The Ukrainian National Council (Ukrainian Українська національна рада) was the representation of Ukrainians in Galicia and Bukovina and in the Western Ukrainian People's Republic from October 1918 to June 1919.
history
On October 18, 1918, the Ukrainian National Council was founded in Lviv at a congress ( constituent assembly) of around 500 representatives from the crown lands of Galicia and Bukovina of the Austro-Hungarian Empire . It should organize the interests of the population of these areas with the aim of self-government.
The National Council included all members of the two chambers of the Habsburg Monarchy from Galicia and Bukovina, members of regional and local parliaments, three representatives each from the largest Ukrainian parties, as well as independent experts and representatives of the churches. A total of 226 members were planned, including 160 Ukrainians, 33 Poles, 27 Jews and 6 Germans, in fact there were only 150 Ukrainian representatives. The National Council was led by a presidium of nine members and a president. These came from the Ukrainian National Democratic Party, the Social Revolutionaries and two radicals. The first president was Kost Lewyzkyj .
On November 9th, after the collapse of the Habsburg Monarchy, the Ukrainian National Council proclaimed the Western Ukrainian People's Republic in Galicia and Bukovina. The governing body was a State Secretariat as the government. The National Council acted as a legislative body and control body.
On June 9, 1919, the National Council ceased its activities after the advance of Polish troops up to the Sbrutsch and handed power to Yevhen Petrushevytsch as dictator .
literature
- Mykhailo Dobriansky-Demkovych: Ukrainian National Rada . In: Encyclopedia of Ukraine , Volume 5, 1993