Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko
Receives 2005 Philadelphia Liberty Medal

Reformist Hailed for Leading the Peaceful
“Orange Revolution” and Pledging to Deliver
Radical Political and Economic Change in His Nation

Viktor Yushchenko, the President of Ukraine, whose courageous fight for free and fair elections inspired millions in his country and around the world and led to the end of a corrupt government, has been awarded the 2005 Philadelphia Liberty Medal by its distinguished International Selection Commission. President Yushchenko accepted the Medal and its accompanying $100,000 at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on September 17, America’s Constitution Day.

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The Philadelphia Liberty Medal
The Philadelphia Liberty Medal, established in 1988 to heighten recognition of the principles that founded this nation and to serve as a lasting legacy to the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution, honors an individual or an organization from anywhere in the world that has “demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation.
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