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Economy of Belarus

Belarus · Government / Government of Belarus. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

6Records
1994–1998Date range
2Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1994

Alyaksandr Lukashenko1994

Government / Government 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

Stanislav Shuskevich1994

Government / Government of Belarus

The Belarus Parliament ousts its reform-minded leader, Stanislav Shushkevich, in protest against his support for market economics

1996

Alyaksandr Lukashenko1996

Government / Government of Belarus

A crackdown on commercial banks is begun with new rules and sharp restrictions and in some cases nationalization

1997

Stanislav Shuskevich23 May 1997

Government / Government of Belarus

Russia and Belarus sign a union charter for economic, military and political cooperation

Stanislav Shuskevich1997

Government / Government of Belarus

Inflation in Belarus for the year ranged around 63%, the Government forces all private companies to reregister their licenses and didnt allow many of them to stay in business

1998

Stanislav Shuskevich25 November 1998

Government / Government of Belarus

Food rationing is imposed for milk, meat and other goods due to shortages

Names involved

Alyaksandr LukashenkoStanislav Shuskevich

Provenance

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