28JUN2018 - Holiday Today - Poland, Ukraine
Poland - Remembrance Day of the Poznań June 1956
June 28 is Remembrance Day of the Poznań June 1956 in Poland. This national holiday commemorates the anniversary of the Poznań protests, that took place in June, 1956.
The Poznań Uprising was a massive protest of the Polish against the totalitarian government of the People’s Republic of Poland. The mass demonstration started at Joseph Stalin's Metal Industries manufacturing complex (nowadays it's H. Cegielski Metal Industry Complex) and was joined by students and workers of other plants and institutions.
Ukraine - Constitution Day
une 28 is Constitution Day in Ukraine. This holiday commemorates anniversary of adoption of the Constitution of Ukraine on June 28, 1996.
The Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR was the supreme law in Ukraine till 1995. President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma and Prime Minister on behalf of the Parliament signed the Constitutional Agreement on June 8, 1995. This agreement had force for a period of time till a new constitution would be drafted.




