Economy of Belarus
A proposal is made to unite the monetary systems of Belarus and Russia, but falls apart when Russia refuses to accept the financial burden of propping up Belarus
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Alyaksandr Lukashenko Biography and Timeline
Follow Alyaksandr Lukashenko through 11 dated historical records for Belarus.
Alyaksandr Lukashenko, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
11Distinct records
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1994–1996Years on this page
1994
Election
Alyaksandr Lukashenko is elected president
President of Belarus
Alyaksandr Lukashenko is elected president
1996
Constitution of Belarus
Lukashenko calls a national referendum to obtain power to disband the legislature and extend his term of office from 5 to 7 years
Referendum
Lukashenko calls a national referendum to obtain power to disband the legislature and extend his term of office from 5 to 7 years
Demonstrations
Police Battle demonstrators in central Minsk protest against the pron policies of President Alexander Lukashenko
Economy of Belarus
A crackdown on commercial banks is begun with new rules and sharp restrictions and in some cases nationalization
Independence of Belarus
Brings back an almost identical version of its Soviet era flag, and installs Russian as an official language
Independence of Belarus
Police Battle demonstrators in central Minsk protest against the pron policies of President Alexander Lukashenko
Language
Brings back an almost identical version of its Soviet era flag, and installs Russian as an official language
Nationalization
A crackdown on commercial banks is begun with new rules and sharp restrictions and in some cases nationalization
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.