Stanislav Shuskevich25 August 1991
White (Belarus) declares its independence
Belarus · Government / Government of Belarus. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
White (Belarus) declares its independence
Russia, Byelorussia and Ukraine declare the Soviet national Government dead, forging a new alliance to be known as the Commonwealth of Independent States
Brings back an almost identical version of its Soviet era flag, and installs Russian as an official language
Police Battle demonstrators in central Minsk protest against the pron policies of President Alexander Lukashenko
Russia and Belarus sign a union charter for economic, military and political cooperation
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