Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic
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The Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic was a formal document issued by the Supreme Soviet
of Belarus
to assert their independence from the Soviet Union
. Passed on July 27, 1990, the Declaration started the process to Belarus' eventual independence in August 1991. Until 1996, July 27th was celebrated as Independence Day in Belarus.
Supreme Soviet
The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was the Supreme Soviet in the Soviet Union and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments...
of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
to assert their independence from the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. Passed on July 27, 1990, the Declaration started the process to Belarus' eventual independence in August 1991. Until 1996, July 27th was celebrated as Independence Day in Belarus.