Independence Day (Belarus)





































Independence Day
Belarusian: Дзень Незалежнасці

1997. Stamp of Belarus 0232.jpg
A commemorative stamp of Belarus honoring the sixth anniversary of independence

Observed by
 Belarus
Type State
Significance The day of the liberation of Belarus from the Wehrmacht.
Celebrations
Fireworks, Concerts, Parades
Date July 3
Next time
3 July 2019 (2019-07-03)
Frequency annual

Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Дзень Незалежнасці Рэспублікі Беларусь, Russian: День Независимости Республики Беларусь) (Republic Day) is a public holiday, the independence day of Belarus and is celebrated each year on July 3.




A speech by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko during the Independence Day celebrations on Victory Square in 2010




Contents






  • 1 History and controversy


  • 2 Events


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References





History and controversy




Soldiers on Victors Avenue during a parade in honor of independence day in 2017


July 3, 1944, was also the liberation of Minsk, capital of Belarus from the Wehrmacht during the Minsk Offensive (code-named "Bagration"). The decision to celebrate Independence Day on July 3, the day of the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis, was made during a controversial national referendum held in 1996 proposed by President Alexander Lukashenko.[1]


There is a public debate in Belarus regarding the appropriate date to be considered Independence Day.[2]


Since 1991, the Independence Day was celebrated on July 27, the day of the Declaration of Sovereignty of Belarus.[2] August 25, 1991, after the August events in Moscow, the Byelorussian SSR gave the Declaration of Sovereignty of the Republic the constitutional status of the law.[1]


On September 19, 1991, the Permanent Representative of the Byelorussian SSR Hienadz Buraukin informed the office of the Secretary General of the United Nations that it would officially be designated to simply known as "Belarus".[3]


On December 10, 1991 the Supreme Soviet of Belarus ratified the Belavezha Accords which formally declared the dissolution of the Soviet Union.[4] Independence was formally received December 26, 1991 in connection with the collapse of the Soviet Union.


Since the early 1920s, various Belarusian political movements and the Belarusian diaspora have been celebrating Independence Day on March 25 as the anniversary of the 1918 declaration of independence by the Belarusian Democratic Republic.[2][5] The date is still widely celebrated by members of the democratic opposition in Belarus and by the diaspora as Freedom Day.


Some opposition politicians like Siarhei Navumchyk and Zianon Pazniak criticize July 3 as the Independence Day and suggest August 25 as the alternative.[6]



Events




A 1997 commemorative coin in honor of the Independence of the Republic of Belarus


The main event of Independence Day is a solemn military parade. After the official part, the holiday social events start. Throughout the country celebrations and festivities are held. In the evening in Minsk fireworks are arranged. A series of concerts and events are held in Gomel, with a special emphasis on the Belarusian identity.[7]



See also



  • Minsk Independence Day Parade

  • List of national independence days



References





  1. ^ ab Balmforth, Tom (August 25, 2011). "Belarus And The Independence Day That Wasn't". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved June 30, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ abc Belarus' Three Independence Days by Paula Borowska. BelarusDigest, July 28, 2014


  3. ^ "History, Belarus". Government of Belarus. Retrieved June 30, 2018.


  4. ^ "Belavezha Accords, signed by Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus, also violated by Russia". Unian Information Agency. December 8, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2018.


  5. ^ BELARUSIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY IN NEW YORK – PROCLAMATION BY MAYOR RUDI GIULIANI


  6. ^ Сяргей Навумчык. ДЗЕНЬ НЕЗАЛЕЖНАСЬЦІ. Сьвята, якое будзе дзяржаўным – naviny.by


  7. ^ "Independence day celebration in Gomel". Independent Travellers. independent-travellers.com. Retrieved July 3, 2016.










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