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Belarusian Independence Day in Michigan – March 25, 1957
March 25, 1957 was declared Belarusian Independence Day in Michigan by Governor G. Mennen Williams. This was a sign of recognition and appreciation of the Belarusian-American community led by members of the Rada of...
Rep. John Dingell: speech at US House of Representatives on Belarus Independence Day 1966
Representative John Dingell (D, Michigan) has held a short speech in the House of Representatives on 23 March 1966, dedicated to the Independence Day of Belarus (25 March). ***
Rep. John W. Wydler, 1966: “let us reaffirm to the Byelorussian people that their hopes have not been forgotten by the free world”
Rep. John W. Wydler (R, New York) was one of several US Congresspeople who made a statement in the US House of Representatives in 1966, on the anniversary of the declaration of independence by...
“These heroes unite our three nations” – address by President Survilla
Address by President Ivonka Survilla at the reburial of the insurgents of 1863-1864 in Vilnia/Vilnius on 22 November 2019. My dear fellow Belarusians, Our dear Polish and Lithuanian neighbours and friends, Today we are...
The BNR Rada as the oldest Belarusian democratic advocacy group
The BNR Rada in exile has several important practical functions as a legal safeguard of the first democratic Belarusian statehood, as a representation of Belarus in the Free World and as an association of...
Sportspressen.dk: Government-in-exile compares European Games in Belarus with Olympic Games in Nazi Germany
Belarus’ 100-year-old exiled government, which still fights to return democracy to “the last dictatorship of Europe”, takes stand against President Alexander Lukashenka’s exploitation of the European Games as a political event. The media coverage...
The Third Constituent Charter of the Council (Rada) of the Belarusian Democratic Republic
The Third Constituent Charter is the key document passed by the BNR Rada. The Charter was approved on the night from 24 March to 25 March 1918 and declared Belarus an independent state. Since...
Belarusian Democratic Republic 100th Jubilee Medal
The BNR Rada announces the awarding of the Belarusian Democratic Republic 100th Jubilee Medal. According to its Statutes, the medal is awarded for lifelong achievements in the fulfillment of the ideals of the Belarusian...
Official address by President Ivonka Survilla on the 100th anniversary of the Independence of Belarus
My dear compatriots, my dear friends Belarusians! On behalf of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic, please accept my best wishes on the occasion of the Centennial! Today we are celebrating not only...