Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic

As of 25 March 1918 the Rada BNR had 77 members including: Germany did not give official recognition to Belarus and hindered the activities of the institutions of the Belarusian Democratic Republic.With the approach of Bolshevik armies to Minsk the Rada was forced to relocate to Vilnius, then to Hrodna and eventually, upon coordination with the Republic of Lithuania, to Kaunas.Jozef Pilsudski issued the Proclamation to the inhabitants of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania stating that the new Polish administration would grant them cultural and political autonomy.[10] On 28 June 1941 the president of the Belarusian People's Republic in exile, Vasil Zacharka telegraphed to Hitler, that he wishes him a quick and decisive victory over the Judeo-Bolshevik regime on all fronts.[13] At the same time, members of the Rada, namely Vasil Zacharka and Larysa Hienijuš, issued a document to the Jewish family Wolfsohn, which they passed off as Orthodox Belarusians, although they were aware that they were Jews.[14] The advance of the Red Army in 1945 forced the Rada of the BNR to relocate to the Western part of Germany, occupied by British and American troops.Together with other anti-Soviet organisations in the West, including governments in exile of Ukraine and the Baltic countries, the Rada protested against human rights violations in the Soviet Union.In the 2010s, the President of the Rada regularly held meetings with western policymakers and makes official statements criticizing the human rights violations and continuing Russification in Belarus.The current (April 2024) presidium consists of:[23] In 1949, the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic in exile under President Mikola Abramchyk introduced a number of civic and military awards.
The Belarusian national flag on the building of the Rada BNR in Minsk , 1918
Celebration of an anniversary of the Belarusian Democratic Republic in the Belarusian Gymnasium of Vilnia , 1935.
Ivonka Survilla , president of the Rada BNR as of May 2023
"Freedom Day" celebration rally held by the Belarusian opposition in 2007.
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