Founding member and first president, Mr. Yevhen Liakhovych, an engineer by training and a proponent of the Ukrainian nation's right to self-determination and independence from the Soviet Union, established the ODFFU to support the struggle for a free and independent Ukraine.
This speech formed the basis of a strategic partnership between the United States and Great Britain that became embodied in a declaration known as the Atlantic Charter.
Following an extensive remodelling at the National Archives, President Roosevelt's speech sits alongside America's founding documents like the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution.
Individuals must have the right to freely develop their political, social, cultural and economic institutions, which they feel will benefit their nation.
This can only be achieved by having a government that provides opportunities for people to have access to the means of development and growth economically.