The politics of Belarus takes place in a framework of a presidential republic with a bicameral parliament. The President of Belarus is the head of state. Executive power is nominally exercised by the government, at its top sits a ceremonial prime minister, appointed directly by the President. Legislative power is de jure vested in the bicameral parliament, the National Assembly, however the president may enact decrees that are executed the same way as laws, for undisputed time.
Gomel or Homyel is a city in Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Gomel Region and Gomel District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2024, it is the second-largest city in Belarus with 501,102 inhabitants.
Pyotr Mironovich Masherov was a Soviet partisan, statesman, and one of the leaders of the Belarusian resistance during World War II who governed the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussia from 1965 until his death in 1980. Under Masherov's rule, Belarus was transformed from an agrarian, undeveloped nation which had not yet recovered from the Second World War into an industrial powerhouse; Minsk, the capital and largest city of Belarus, became one of the fastest-growing cities on the planet. Masherov ruled until his sudden death in 1980, after his vehicle was hit by a potato truck.
Radasłaŭ Kazimiravič Astroŭski was a Belarusian collaborator with Nazi Germany who served as president of the Belarusian Central Council, a puppet Belarusian administration under German hegemony from 1943–1944, and in exile from 1948-1976.
Kirill Trofimovich Mazurov was a Soviet partisan, politician, and one of the leaders of the Belarusian resistance during World War II who governed the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussia from 1956 until 1965, when he became a member of the Politburo of the CPSU.
Alexander Alhertavich Dabravolski is a Belarusian politician, lawyer, and radio physicist.
The Communist Party of Western Belorussia was a banned political party in the Interwar Poland, active in the territory of present-day West Belarus from 1923 until 1939; in Polesie (1932–1933) Słonim county (1934) and Vilnius.
Galina Rodionovna Lukashenko, née Zhelnerovich is the First Lady of Belarus since 1994.
Siarhei Vosipavich Prytytski was a Belarusian Soviet communist activist, politician, and partisan commander. Having started as a communist activist in Western Belarus, after the Soviet invasion of Poland he became a high-ranking politician in the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic.
The 2017 Belarusian protests were a series of demonstrations and street protests against President Alexander Lukashenko that broke out in late February 2017. Protesters mobilized against a tax levied against the unemployed in Belarus. Demonstrations and marches were held in sites throughout the country with sizes of several hundred to several thousand gathering at a given time.
Platon Halavach was a Belarusian writer and editor. During the Great Purge, he became a victim of the 1937 mass execution of Belarusians.
Maksim Yuryevich Nedasekau is a Belarusian athlete specialising in the high jump and praporshchik of the Sports Committee of the Armed Forces of Belarus. He was the bronze medallist at the 2020 Olympic Games. He also won the gold medals at the 2021 European Indoor Championships, 2019 European U23 Championships and 2017 European U20 Championships.
The Russification of Belarus denotes a historical process where the integration of Russian language and culture increasingly influenced Belarusian society, especially during the 20th century.
Anarchism in Belarus refers to anarchist movements in the Republic of Belarus and its historically associated territories within the Russian Empire. Anarchists in Belarus began in the 18th century when multiple anarchist organizations organizing separately against the Tsarist Russia. During the Russian Civil War anarchists organized into multiple anarchist federations and fought against the Red Army and seized control over sections of Belarus. Anarchists and other leftists across the former Russian Empire began an uprising against the Bolshevik government called by anarchists as the "Third Russian Revolution" most prominently in the uprising Russian and Belarusians staged a revolt during the Kronstadt rebellion. Belarusian and Russian anarchists would seize control over the Soviet Navy and nearly overthrow the Bolshevik government. However, Bolshevik repression and inability for the movement to organize effectively would lead to the uprisings' failing.
2010 26th convocation local councils of Republic of Belarus elections were held on 25 April.
Zoya Belakhvostik is a Belarusian theater and film actress. She is the People's Artist of Belarus, Honored Artist of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Honored Artist of the Yanka Kupala National Academic Theater, and the holder of the medal of honor of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus "For the contribution to the development of Belarusian culture".
Revolutionary Action is the oldest Belarusian anarchist organization. It seeks to spread anarchist ideas, organize a movement of direct action, and foment a social revolution in Belarus. The group promotes social anarchism, anarcho-communism, and illegalism, and operates in secret due to laws that criminalize their activities.
Aliaksandr Shakutsin is a Belarusian businessman, allegedly close to Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko. Media widely characterize Shakutsin as an oligarch. On 17 December 2020, the Council of the European Union imposed sanctions on him.
Lieutenant General Ilya Veldzhanovich Veldzhanov was a Soviet-Turkmen politician and diplomat, as well as a Belarusian public figure. He is the first Turkmen general in the Soviet Armed Forces and the first Lieutenant general of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan.
Industry plays an important role in the economy of Belarus. In 2020, industry accounted for 25.5% of Belarusian GDP. Share of manufacturing in Belarusian GDP was 21.3% in 2019. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe described Belarus as having "a well-developed industrial sector and highly skilled workforce". In 2020, 23.5% of the Belarusian workforce was employed in industry. In 2019, total industrial production amounted to 115.7 billion Belarusian rubles ; in 2020, it rose to Br 116.5 billion. Belarusian industry is export-oriented: in 2020, 61.2% of industrial output was exported. The most important sector is food industry. Other well-developed sectors of industry include chemical industry, automotive industry and manufacturing of other machinery equipment.
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