Belarusian Christian Democracy
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Belarusian Christian Democracy
Беларуская хрысьціянская дэмакратыя |
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| Russian name | Белорусская христианская демократия |
| Leader | Paval Sieviaryniets |
| Founded | 1917 (as BCDU) 2005 (as BCD) |
| Headquarters | Minsk, Belarus |
| Ideology |
Christian democracy Liberal conservatism Social conservatism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | Belarusian Independence Bloc |
| European affiliation | European Christian Political Movement (associate) |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| Colours | Blue & White |
| House of Representatives |
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| Council of the Republic |
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The Belarusian Christian Democracy (BCD, BChD, Belarusian: Беларуская хрысьціянская дэмакратыя) is a Christian-democratic political party in Belarus, established in 2005, which claims to be continuation of a short-lived movement with the same name, which existed at the beginning of the 20th century.
The Belarusian Christian democratic movement was created in early 20th century mostly by Belarusian theology students and seminarians. The Christian democratic circle in Vilna was publishing the weekly newspaper Biełarus.
In 1917 Belarusian political activists in St. Petersburg created the first Belarusian Christian democratic political organization - the Belarusian Christian Democratic Union (Belarusian: Беларуская хрысьціянска-дэмакратычная злучнасьць). Among the founders of the BCDU were the priests Adam Stankievič and Vincent Hadleŭski.
Christian democrats participated in the First All-Belarusian Congress in December 1917 and took active part in preparation for establishment of the independent Belarusian National Republic in 1918.
On November 6, 1927 on the basis of the BCDU a new political party was created in Wilno under the name The Belarusian Christian Democracy. Since then the party was active in West Belarus. While most of other West Belarusian political parties were leftist or even pro-Soviet, the BCD was centre-right.
After unification of West Belarus with the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic, many leaders and members of the BCD became victims to Soviet repressions or were killed by Nazis during the later Occupation of Belarus by Nazi Germany. Practically, party ceased all activities in 1939. During the Soviet times, information about the BCD as well as all other non-communist political organizations was kept in secret, with only state-approved historians having access to relevant archives.
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