Belorussian S.S.R.
| Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic | |||||
| Russian: Белорусская Советская Социалистическая Республика Belarusian: Беларуская Савецкая Сацыялістычная Рэспубліка |
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Motto Workers of the world, unite! |
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Anthem Anthem of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic |
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 Location of Byelorussia (red) within the Soviet Union.
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| Capital | Minsk | ||||
| Languages | Official languages: Byelorussian · Russian Minority languages: Polish · Ukrainian · Yiddish |
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| 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) |
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| 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 | ||||
| Today part of |
 Belarus Lithuania |
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Coordinates: 54°00′00″N 29°00′00″E / 54.0000°N 29.0000°E
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.
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