Belarusian Democratic Republic

The Belarusian People's Republic, historically called the White Ruthenian Democratic Republic, was a self-declared independent Belarusian state. They said they were independent in 1918. It is also called the Belarusian Democratic Republic or the Belarusian National Republic. This is to be separate from the Communist People's Republics. The BNR was recognized by several Central Powers and former Russian countries. It was not recognized by most of the international community. They country ended when Belarus went under Soviet control. The Belorussian SSR was founded in 1919.

Belarusian People's Republic
Белару́ская Наро́дная Рэспу́бліка
Bielaruskaja Narodnaja Respublika
1918–1919
Anthem: 
Belarusian: Ваяцкі марш
"March of the Warriors"
StatusPartially recognized
Capital1918  Minsk · Vilna
19181919  Hrodna
Capital-in-exile19191923  Kaunas
19231945  Prague
19481970  Paris
19701983  Toronto
1983present  New York
Common languagesBelarusian
minority languages recognized for official usage:
Polish
Yiddish
Russian
GovernmentRepublic
Chairman of the Rada 
 19181919
Jan Sierada
 1919
Piotra Krečeŭski
Chairperson-in-exile 
 19191928 (first)
Piotra Krečeŭski
 1997present
Ivonka Survilla
Historical eraWorld War I
March 25 1918
 Soviet invasion
January 5 1919
CurrencyRuble
ISO 3166 codeBY
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Lithuanian–Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Second Polish Republic
Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic
Today part of Belarus
 Russia
 Lithuania
 Poland
 Latvia

The leaders of the government went into exile. They still say the Belarusian People's Republic is a country.

Presidents

Chairmans of the Council of BNR:

  • Jan Sierada (1918–1919)
  • Piotra Krečeŭski (1919–1928)
  • Vasil Zacharka (1928–1943)
  • Mikoła Abramčyk (1944–1970)
  • Vincent Žuk-Hryškievič (1970–1982)
  • Jazep Sažyč (1982–1997)
  • Ivonka Survilla (1997–present)




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