11.   Tatars demanded voting rights for non-citizens and a representation quota in the Crimean parliament.

12.   The Crimean parliament has a month to prepare a new consitution, which it must present to the Ukrainian legislature for approval.

13.   The Crimean parliament has a month to prepare a new constitution, which it must present to the Ukrainian legislature for approval.

14.   The Crimean parliament has one month to prepare a new constitution, which it must present to the Ukrainian legislature for approval.

15.   The Crimean parliament ousted the chief executive of the Black Sea peninsula Wednesday, after months of conflict with Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma over the issue.

16.   The Crimean parliament elected a new speaker Thursday who said he stands for cooperation, not confrontation, with the central government in Kiev.

17.   The Crimean parliament voted its speaker out of office Wednesday, accusing him everything from hogging power to blocking economic reforms on the Black Sea peninsula.

18.   The Crimean parliament had been seeking to oust Demidenko all year but had been rebuffed twice by Kuchma.

19.   The Crimean parliament removed the chief executive of the Black Sea peninsula Wednesday, after Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma dropped his long-standing opposition to the ouster.

20.   The Crimean parliament voted to remove Arkady Demidenko from his post as chairman of the cabinet of ministers of the nominally autonomous province.