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After the end of War in 1945, Belarus became one of the founding members of the United Nations Organisation. Joining Belarus was the Soviet Union itself and another republic Ukraine. In exchange for Belarus and Ukraine joining the UN, the United States had the right to seek two more votes, a right that has never been exercised. [27]
Belarus is the legal successor of the Byelorussian SSR and in its Constitution it states, "Laws, decrees and other acts which were applied in the territory of the Republic of Belarus prior to the entry into force of the present Constitution shall apply in the particular parts thereof that are not contrary to the Constitution of the Republic of ...
This is a list of wars and humanitarian conflicts involving the Republic of Belarus and its predecessor states (Belarusian People's Republic and Byelorussian SSR). Notable militarised interstate disputes are included.
Belarus, [b] officially the Republic of Belarus, [c] is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an area of 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) with a population of 9.1 million.
The Belarusian People's Republic [2] [3] [4] (BNR; Belarusian: Беларуская Народная Рэспубліка, romanized: Biełaruskaja Narodnaja Respublika, БНР), also known as the Belarusian Democratic Republic, was a state proclaimed by the Council of the Belarusian Democratic Republic in its Second Constituent Charter on 9 March 1918 during World War I.
However, by 1919 Bolsheviks took control over Belarus and forced the country's democratic government into exile. Today the period of Belarus in Russian Empire is viewed with some controversy. On one side, many recognise that the period enabled the Litvin and Ruthenian identity to transform into a modern Belarusian nationality.
Belarus history-related lists (5 P) A. Archaeology of Belarus (2 C) E. Historical events in Belarus (13 C, 1 P) G. Grand Duchy of Lithuania (13 C, 24 P) H.
Where books which are only partially related to the history of Belarus are listed, the titles for chapters or sections should be indicated if possible, meaningful, and not excessive. If a work has been translated into English, the translator should be included and a footnote with appropriate bibliographic information for the original language ...