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Ukraine parliament votes to dismiss President Viktor Yanukovich Former Ukraine PM Yulia Tymoshenko is freed hours after parliament ousts President Viktor Yanukovych
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The Ukrainian parliament has ousted President Viktor Yanukovich just hours after he vowed not to step down. Former Ukraine Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has been freed from prison just hours after MPs voted to oust President Viktor Yanukovych.
The embattled leader has been formally impeached and declared constitutionally unable to carry out his duties. "Our homeland will from today on be able to see the sun and sky as a dictatorship has ended," Tymoshenko told reporters after her release from the hospital where she had been held under prison guard for most of the time since she was jailed in 2011.
Tymoshenko, who was on her way to Kiev to join the protesters in Independence Square, said she will "make it so that no drop of blood that was spilled will be forgotten."
The embattled leader Yanukovych has been formally impeached and declared constitutionally unable to carry out his duties.
MPs clapped and started singing the national anthem after the announcement was made and set an early election on 25 May.MPs clapped and started singing the national anthem after the announcement was made and set an early election on 25 May.
A huge cheer rose up from thousands of protesters assembled in Independence Square in Kiev when the news came through.A huge cheer rose up from thousands of protesters assembled in Independence Square in Kiev when the news came through.
Many government buildings have been taken over by activists, including Mr Yanukovich's own office and residence. Many government buildings have been taken over by activists, including Mr Yanukovych's own office and residence.
In a television statement, the President had already declared all decisions taken by parliament on Saturday as "illegitimate" and denounced the opposition movement as a coup run by "vandals".In a television statement, the President had already declared all decisions taken by parliament on Saturday as "illegitimate" and denounced the opposition movement as a coup run by "vandals".
Additional reporting by Reuters "They are trying to scare me. I have no intention to leave the country. I am not going to resign, I'm the legitimately elected president," Yanukovych said in a televised statement. "Everything that is happening today is, to a greater degree, vandalism and banditry and a coup d'etat," he said. "I will do everything to protect my country from breakup, to stop bloodshed."
Additional reporting by Reuters and The Associated Press