Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Беларуская Савецкая Сацыялістычная Рэспубліка (Belarusian) Белорусская Советская Социалистическая Республика (Russian)
Status | Soviet Socialist Republic (1922–1991)
Capital | Minsk
Common languages | Official languages: Belarusian · Russian Minority languages: Polish · Ukrainian · Yiddish
Government | Unitary Marxist-Leninist one-party Soviet-style socialist republic (1920-1929; 1953-1990) Stalinist one-party totalitarian dictatorship (1929-1953) Unitary parliamentary republic (1990-1991)
First Secretary |
• 1920–1923 | Vilhelm Knorinsh (first)
• 1990–1991 | Anatoly Malofeyev (last)
Head of state |
• 1920–1937 | Alexander Chervyakov (first)
• 1990–1991 | Nikolay Dementey
• 1991 | Stanislav Shushkevich (last)
Head of government |
• 1920–1924 | Alexander Chervyakov (first)
• 1990–1991 | Vyacheslav Kebich (last)
Legislature | Supreme Soviet
Historical era | 20th century
• Republic declared | 1 January 1919
• Soviet republic proclaimed | 31 July 1920
• Admitted to Soviet Union | 30 December 1922
• Annexation of Western Belarus | 15 November 1939
• UN membership | 24 October 1945
• Sovereignty declared | 27 July 1990
• Independence declared | 25 August 1991
• Renamed Republic of Belarus | 9 September 1991
• Internationally recognized | 26 December 1991
• New Constitution | 15 March 1994