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Minsk is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region and Minsk District. As of January 2021, its population was approximately two million, making Minsk the 11th-most populous city in Europe. Minsk is one of the administrative capitals of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko is a Belarusian politician who has been the president of Belarus since the establishment of the office on 20 July 1994, making him the longest-sitting European president.
Stanislav Stanislavovich Shushkevich was a Belarusian politician and scientist. From 25 August 1991 to 26 January 1994, he was the first head of state of independent Belarus after it seceded from the Soviet Union, serving as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet. He supported social democratic reforms and played a key role in the creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Sergei Vitalyevich Gurenko is a Belarusian football coach and former player. He is the manager of Russian club Ufa.
Zianon Stanislavavič Pazniak is a Belarusian nationalist politician, one of the founders of the Belarusian Popular Front and leader of the Conservative Christian Party – BPF. He was the Belarusian Popular Front nominee for President of Belarus in the 1994 election.
Eduard Vassilievich Malofeyev is a Soviet and Belarusian football coach and former international player of Russian origin.
Igor Nikolayevich Zhelezovski or Ihar Mikałajevič Žalazoŭski was a Soviet and Belarusian speed skater.
Vyacheslav Frantsevich Kebich was a Belarusian politician and the first Prime Minister of Belarus from 1991 to 1994.
Belarus–Russia relations are the bilateral relations between Belarus and Russia. The two countries share a land border and constitute the supranational Union State. Several treaties have been concluded between the two nations bilaterally. Russia is Belarus' largest and most important economic and political partner. Both are members of various international organizations, including the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Eurasian Economic Union, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, and the United Nations.
Belarus–Latvia relations are the foreign relations between Belarus and Latvia. Currently, Belarus has an embassy in Riga, while Latvia has an embassy in Minsk. The countries share 161 km as it relates to their common border. In May 2021 the relations were de facto terminated as both countries were expelling each other's diplomats of the corresponding embassy, Latvia was insisting to use an inaccurate opposition flag as a representation for Belarus in the Ice Hockey World Championship in Riga over the Ryanair Flight 4978 diplomatic row. Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei called Latvia's move 'an act of international vandalism' and called for an apology and return the legal green, red and white flag to its original place. The Belarusian government reacted with expelling every Latvian diplomat including the Ambassador inside the country, with Latvia following with the same response. The Zurich-based International Ice Hockey Federation sided with Belarus and asked the mayor of Riga to urgently take down the IIHF flags to protest to what the body called a political gesture.
Uladzimir Ivanavich Zhuravel was a Belarusian professional football player and coach. In 2018 he was the head coach of Shakhter Karagandy. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1990 for FC Dinamo Minsk.
The 2017 Belarusian Premier League was the 27th season of top-tier football in Belarus. The season began on 1 April 2017 and ended on 26 November 2017. BATE Borisov were the defending champions, having won their 11th consecutive league title and 13th overall last year, and successfully defended their crown.
Events in the year 2018 in Ukraine.
Renald Ivanovich Knysh was a Soviet and Belarusian coach in artistic gymnastics. Considered one of gymnastics' pioneering coaches, he was the coach of Olga Korbut. He was also an accused child rapist, with allegations from multiple gymnasts he coached. He was an Honored Сoach of the BSSR and the USSR and Honorary Сitizen of Grodno.
Leanid Paulavich Harai was a Soviet footballer and manager.
Events in the year 2021 in the Russian Federation.
Events in the year 2020 in Belarus.
Raman Bandarenka was an aspiring Belarusian designer, and shop manager. His death is associated with the protests against the 2020 Belarusian presidential election. Raman Bandarenka died after reportedly being beaten by security forces. Police forces said they found him unconscious and called an ambulance.
Boris Kosarev was a Soviet-Belarusian ice hockey player and coach. He played forward for Traktor Chelyabinsk and HC Dinamo Minsk and subsequently coached the latter from 1982 to 1985. He also coached Yunost Minsk and Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk. He was a Master of Sport of the USSR.
2022 in Russia is the 31st year of the Russian Federation.