Central Rada
Central Rada Українська Центральна Рада | |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian People's Republic | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 4 March 1917 |
| Disbanded | 29 April 1918 |
| Succeeded by | Constituent Assembly (proposed) Labour Congress (de facto) Verkhovna Rada (1992) |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | |
| Seats | 822 (July 1917) |
| Elections | |
Last election | April 1918 |
| Meeting place | |
| Ukrainian Club Building, Kiev | |
The Central Rada of Ukraine, also called the Central Council (Ukrainian: Українська Центральна Рада, romanized: Ukrainska Tsentralna Rada), was the All-Ukrainian council that united deputies of soldiers, workers, and peasants deputies as well as few members of political, public, cultural and professional organizations of the Ukrainian People's Republic. After the All-Ukrainian National Congress (19–21 April 1917), the Council became the revolutionary parliament in the interbellum lasting until the Ukrainian-Soviet War. Unlike with many other councils in the Russian Republic, Bolshevization of the Rada failed completely, prompting the Ukrainian Bolsheviks to form a rival government in Kharkov.