West Ukrainian People's Republic

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West Ukrainian People's Republic Західноукраїнська Народна Республіка (Ukrainian)
1918–1919
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Ще не вмерла України Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy "Ukraine has not yet perished"
West Ukrainian People's Republic in 1918
Status	Partially recognized state (1918–1919)[note 1]
Capital	Lviv; afterwards Ternopil, Stanislaviv and Zalishchyky
Common languages	Ukrainian, Polish, Yiddish
Religion	58.9% Greek Catholic 27.8% Latin Catholic 4% Jewish 1.3% other[1]
Government	Republic
Legislature	Ukrainian National Council
History
• Established	1 November 1918
• Act Zluky	22 January 1919
• Exile	16 July 1919
• Government-in-exile dissolved	15 March 1923
Currency	Krone
Preceded by Succeeded by Austria-Hungary Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Ukrainian People's Republic Second Polish Republic First Czechoslovak Republic Kingdom of Romania
Today part of	Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Romania

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The West Ukrainian People's Republic or West Ukrainian National Republic (Ukrainian: Західноукраїнська Народна Республіка, romanized: Zakhidnoukrainska Narodna Respublika; abbreviated ЗУНР, ZUNR, also WUNR or WUPR), known for part of its existence as the Western Oblast of the Ukrainian People's Republic (Західна область Української Народної Республіки, Zakhidna oblast Ukrainskoi Narodnoi Respubliky or ЗО УНР, ZO UNR), was a short-lived polity that controlled most of Eastern Galicia from November 1918 to July 1919. It included major cities of Lviv, Ternopil, Kolomyia, Drohobych, Boryslav, Stanyslaviv and right-bank Peremyshl. Apart from lands of Eastern Galicia, it also claimed the northern part of Bukovyna and the Carpathian Ruthenia. Politically, the Ukrainian National Democratic Party (the precursor of the interwar Ukrainian National Democratic Alliance) dominated the legislative assembly, guided by varying degrees of Greek Catholic, liberal and socialist ideology.^[2] Other parties represented included the Ukrainian Radical Party and the Christian Social Party.

The ZUNR emerged as a breakaway state amid the dissolution of Austria-Hungary, and in January 1919 nominally united with the Ukrainian People's Republic (UPR) as its autonomous Western Oblast. Poland had also claimed this territory, and by July occupied most of it and forced the West Ukrainian government into exile. When the UPR decided late the same year that it would trade the territory for an alliance with Poland against Soviet Russia, the exiled West Ukrainian government broke with the UPR. The exiled government continued its claim until it dissolved in 1923.

The coat of arms of the ZUNR was azure, a golden lion rampant. The colours of the flag were blue and yellow, with the blue in a much lighter shade than in the modern Ukrainian Flag.

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