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The decision to celebrate Independence Day on 3 July, the day of the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis, from 27 July, the day of the Declaration of Sovereignty of Belarus in breaking away from the Soviet Union, was made during a controversial national referendum held in 1996 proposed by President Alexander Lukashenko. [1]
A seven-question referendum was held in Belarus on 24 November 1996. [1] Four questions were put forward by Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, on changing the date of the country's independence day, amending the constitution of Belarus, changing laws on the sale of land and the abolition of the death penalty.
The territory of modern-day Belarus was fully within its borders. ... The independence seeking 1830 and 1863 uprisings of the ... The 1996 referendum resulted in ...
The 24 November 1996 Belarusian Referendum required the population of Belarus to vote on four issues suggested by President Lukashenko and three suggested by the Supreme Council of Belarus. 6,181,463 citizens took part in the referendum, or 84.14% of the total electorate of 7,346,397.
Victory Day: Дзень Перамогi (Dzień Pieramohi) Marks the victory against Nazi Germany in World War II: 3 July: Independence Day: Дзень Незалежнасцi (Dzień Niezaležnasci) Adopted in 1996, in commemoration of the Red Army's 1944 liberation of Minsk during the Minsk Offensive: 7 November: October Revolution Day
[110] [111] Between 1–3 July 2019, he oversaw the country's celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the Minsk Offensive, which culminated in an evening military parade of the Armed Forces of Belarus on the last day, which is the country's Independence Day. [112] Volodymyr Zelensky shaking hands with Lukashenko in Zhytomyr, October 2019
The parliament of the republic proclaimed the sovereignty of Belarus on 27 July 1990, and during the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Belarus gained independence on 25 August 1991. Following the adoption of a new constitution in 1994, Alexander Lukashenko was elected Belarus's first president in the country's first and only free election after ...
Passed on July 27th, 1990, the declaration started the process of Belarus' eventual independence on August 25th, 1991. It effectively renamed the Byelorussian SSR to the Republic of Belarus and established the basis for all state symbols, such as the national flag and coat of arms, the national anthem, and the national colors.