2019 Belarusian anti-Russian protests

2019 Belarusian protests
2019 Belarusian protests
Part of Belarusian opposition movement
	Anti-Lukashenko protesters on 8 December in Minsk
Date	December 7, 2019 – January 4, 2020
Location	Minsk and Polotsk
Caused by	Integration of Belarus with Russia by Alexander Lukashenko; Authoritarianism; Suppression of the Belarusian language;
Goals	Stop the Belarusian-Russian integration; Preserve Belarusian independence; Resignation of Alexander Lukashenko; Democratization;
Methods	Demonstrations, rallies
Resulted in	Protests evolved into the 2020-2021 election protests
Parties
Belarusian opposition Young Front; Belarusian Christian Democracy; BPF Party; Supported by:; Belsat TV	Government of Belarus Internal Troops; Militsiya;
Lead figures
	Paval Sieviaryniec; Vyacheslav Siuchyk; Siarhiey Antončyk; Sergei Tikhanovsky Alexander Lukashenko; Syarhey Rumas
Number
A few thousands	Unknown
Casualties
Arrested	13 demonstrators

The 2019 Belarusian protests were directed against the further integration into a Union State with Russia. Demonstrations were held in Minsk and Polotsk from 7 to 29 December 2019, however, last protests ended on 4 January 2020. They were led by Belarusian youth activist Paval Sieviaryniec.