History of Belarus (1991–1994)
Republic of Belarus | |||||||||||
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| 1991–1994 | |||||||||||
| Anthem: Дзяржаўны гімн Рэспублікі Беларусь Dziaržaŭny himn Respubliki Biełaruś (English: "State Anthem of the Republic of Belarus") | |||||||||||
Location of History of Belarus (1991–1994) (green) in Europe (dark grey) – [Legend] | |||||||||||
| Capital and largest city | Minsk 53°55′N 27°33′E / 53.917°N 27.550°E | ||||||||||
| Official languages | Belarusian | ||||||||||
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| Demonym | Belarusian | ||||||||||
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic | ||||||||||
| Chairman of the Supreme Council | |||||||||||
• 1991–1994 (first) | Stanislav Shushkevich | ||||||||||
• 1994 | Vyachaslaw Kuznyatsow (acting) | ||||||||||
• 1994 (last) | Myechyslaw Hryb | ||||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||||
• 1991–1994 (first & last) | Vyacheslav Kebich | ||||||||||
| Legislature | Supreme Council | ||||||||||
| Independence from the Soviet Union | |||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| 27 July 1990 | |||||||||||
• Independence declared | 25 August 1991 | ||||||||||
• Byelorussian SSR renamed to the Republic of Belarus | 19 September 1991 | ||||||||||
| 10 December 1991 | |||||||||||
• Internationally recognized (dissolution of the Soviet Union) | 26 December 1991 | ||||||||||
• New constitution adopted | 15 March 1994 | ||||||||||
• First presidential election started | 23 June 1994 | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
• Total | 207,595 km2 (80,153 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• 1989 census | 10,151,806 | ||||||||||
| Currency | Belarusian ruble (BYB) | ||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | ||||||||||
| Calling code | +7 015/016/017/02 | ||||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | BY | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Belarus | ||||||||||
| History of Belarus |
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Between 1991 and 1994, the Republic of Belarus had no official constitution separated from the Soviet system, as it largely relied on government structures inherited from the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. The time period also was one of political tension between the former CPB members and reformists, mostly aligned with the Belarusian Popular Front.