Lithuanian Ministry for Belarusian Affairs
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The Ministry for Belarusian Affairs was an interwar Lithuanian government portfolio.
This ministry was established as a result of bargaining between the Belarusian and Jewish community leaders and the Lithuania
n government to gain the support of the latter in the peace conferences negotiations over the boundaries of the new Lithuanian State. For the same reason, there was a Ministry for Jewish Affairs
. The incumbent was initially a member of the Vilnius Belarusian Rada. On November 11, 1920 the Belarusian Democratic Republic's government-in-exile signed a partnership treaty with the Republic of Lithuania to cooperate in the liberation of Belarusian and Lithuanian lands from Polish occupation. The Council of government of the Belarusian Republic then relocated to Kaunas
. The Ministry for Belarusian Affairs was suppressed in 1924, like its Jewish counterpart.
List of incumbents
This ministry was established as a result of bargaining between the Belarusian and Jewish community leaders and the Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n government to gain the support of the latter in the peace conferences negotiations over the boundaries of the new Lithuanian State. For the same reason, there was a Ministry for Jewish Affairs
Lithuanian Ministry for Jewish Affairs
The Ministry for Jewish Affairs was an interwar Lithuanian government portfolio.This ministry was established as a result of bargaining between the Jewish community leaders and the Lithuanian government to gain the support of the latter in the peace conference negotiations over the boundaries of...
. The incumbent was initially a member of the Vilnius Belarusian Rada. On November 11, 1920 the Belarusian Democratic Republic's government-in-exile signed a partnership treaty with the Republic of Lithuania to cooperate in the liberation of Belarusian and Lithuanian lands from Polish occupation. The Council of government of the Belarusian Republic then relocated to Kaunas
Kaunas
Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
. The Ministry for Belarusian Affairs was suppressed in 1924, like its Jewish counterpart.
List of incumbents
- Juozapas Voronko (b. April 4, 1891 in Białystok, d. January 1, 1952 in ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
) from November 11, 1918 till June 15, 1920 - Dominik Semashko from June 19, 1920 till February 22, 1923
- Ernestas GalvanauskasErnestas GalvanauskasErnestas Galvanauskas was a Lithuanian engineer, politician and one the founders of the Lithuanian Peasants' Union...
(at the same time also Prime MinisterPrime Minister of LithuaniaThe Prime Minister of Lithuania is the head of the executive arm of Lithuania's government, and is chosen by the Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas. The modern office of Prime Minister was established in 1990, although the official title was "Chairperson of the Council of Ministers" until 25...
and Minister for Foreign Affairs) from February 22, 1923 till June 17, 1924