Belarusian Soviet Republic

Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Russian: Белорусская Советская Социалистическая Республика Belarusian: Беларуская Савецкая Сацыялістычная Рэспубліка
1920–1991
Flag State emblem
Motto Workers of the world, unite!
Anthem Anthem of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Location of Byelorussia (red) within the Soviet Union.
Capital		Minsk
Languages		Official languages: Byelorussian · Russian Minority languages: Polish · Ukrainian · Yiddish
Government		Unitary Marxist-Leninist one-party Soviet socialist republic
First Secretary
•	1920–1923 (first)	Vilgelm Knorinsh
•	1990–1991 (last)	Anatoly Malofeyev
Prime Minister
•	1920–1924 (first)	Alexander Chervyakov
•	1990–1991 (last)	Vyachaslau Kebich
Head of state
•	1920–1937 (first)	Alexander Chervyakov
•	1990–1991 (last)	Mikalay Dzyemyantsyey
Legislature		Congress of Soviets (1920–1938) Supreme Soviet (1938–1991)
Historical era		20th century
•	Republic declared	1 January 1919
•	Soviet republic proclaimed	31 July 1920
•	Admitted to Soviet Union	30 December 1922
•	Annexation of Western Belarus	15 November 1939
•	UN membership	24 October 1945
•	Sovereignty declared	27 July 1990
•	Independence declared	25 August 1991
•	Internationally recognized	26 December 1991
Area
•	1989 census	207,600 km2 (80,200 sq mi)
Population
•	1989 census est.	10,199,709
Density		49/km2 (127/sq mi)
Currency		Soviet ruble (руб) (SUR)
Calling code		+7 015/016/017/02
Preceded by Succeeded by Lithuanian–Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Second Polish Republic Reichskommissariat Ostland Bezirk Bialystok Reichskommissariat Ukraine Reichskommissariat Ostland Bezirk Bialystok Reichskommissariat Ukraine Polish People's Republic Belarus
Today part of		Belarus  Lithuania  Poland  Russia

Coordinates: 54°00′00″N 29°00′00″E / 54.0000°N 29.0000°E / 54.0000; 29.0000

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The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR, or Byelorussian SSR; Belarusian: Bielaruskaja Savieckaja Sacyjalistyčnaja Respublika or Bielaruskaja SSR, Russian: Belorusskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika or Belorusskaya SSR), also commonly referred to in English as Byelorussia was a client state of the Soviet Union (USSR). It existed between 1920 and 1922, and from 1922 to 1991 as one of fifteen constituent republics of the USSR, with its own legislation from 1990 to 1991. The republic was ruled by the Communist Party of Byelorussia and was also referred to as Soviet Byelorussia by a number of historians.