The Belarusian National Republic (Belarusian: Белару́ская Наро́дная Рэспу́бліка, also translated as "Belarusian People's Republic", "Belarusian Democratic Republic", etc.) was pronounced on March 25, 1918 during World War I, when Belarus was occupied by Germans according to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. In its Third Constituent Charter, the following territories were claimed for BNR: Mahileu guberniya (province), parts of Minsk, Hrodna (including Bialystok, etc.), Wilno, Vitsebsk, and Smolensk gubernias, as well as parts of bordering gubernias populated by Belarusians.