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          ASSEMBLY THIRD READING


          ACR  
          45 (Grove)


          As Amended  June 14, 2016


          Majority vote


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          |Rules           |10-0 |Gordon, Chang,        |                    |
          |                |     |Arambula, Cooley,     |                    |
          |                |     |Gomez, Holden, Jones, |                    |
          |                |     |Quirk, Rodriguez,     |                    |
          |                |     |Waldron               |                    |
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          SUMMARY:  Designates November 26, 2016, as Holodomor Remembrance  
          Day and honors the millions of victims of the man-made Ukrainian  
          Famine of 1932-1933, known as "Holodomor," and their descendants  
          who are living throughout California.  Specifically, this  
          resolution makes the following legislative findings: 
          1)The Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933, known as "Holodomor," was a  
            man-made famine that caused the deaths of at least five  
            million innocent men, women, and children in Ukraine,  
            resulting in an annihilation of an estimated 25% of the rural  
            population of that country, one of the most productive  








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            agricultural areas of the Soviet Union.
          2)This man-made famine also resulted in the deaths of an  
            estimated one to two million people in regions outside  
            Ukraine, mostly in the largely ethnic Ukrainian North Caucasus  
            territory.


          3)These millions of people were starved to death by forced  
            agricultural collectivization and grain seizures by the Soviet  
            Union.


          4)The Soviet Union and many scholars in the West denied the  
            existence of the famine until the collapse of the Soviet Union  
            in 1991 when Soviet Union archives became accessible, thereby  
            making the documentation of the premeditated nature of the  
            famine and its harsh enforcement possible.


          5)The official recognition of the famine by the government of  
            Ukraine and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine represents a  
            significant step in the reestablishment of Ukraine's national  
            identity and the advancement of efforts to establish a  
            democratic and free Ukraine that is fully integrated into the  
            Western community of nations.


          6)California is now home to the third largest Ukrainian-American  
            population in the United States, and Ukrainians living in  
            California have enriched our state through their leadership  
            and contributions in agriculture, business, academia,  
            government, and the arts.


          7)In August 2015, a memorial to the millions who perished in the  
            Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933, known as "Holodomor," was  
            erected in the United States capitol, and the dedication  
            ceremony took place on November 7, 2015.









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