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Belarusian People's Front "Revival" or BPF (Belarusian: Беларускі Народны Фронт "Адраджэньне", БНФ, Biełaruski Narodny Front "Adradžeńnie") is a political party created in Belarus during the perestroika times. Its first and most charismatic leader was Zianon Pazniak. The party was organized in October of 1988 by members of Belarusian intelligentsia, further including Vasil Bykaŭ, and Michaś Dubianiecki. After a repressive decree by president Alexander Lukashenka prohibiting the usage of the words "Belarus", "Belarusian" and "People" in the names of political parties and movements, the party had to change its name to Partyja BNF (The Party of the BNF). History of Belarusian states can be traced far to Principality of Polatsk. ... Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko or Alaksandar Ryhoravič Lukashenka (Belarusian: , Russian: ) (born August 30, 1954) has been the President of Belarus since 1994. ... This is a list of people who have held the position prime minister for the European country of Belarus (Премьер-министр Республики Беларусь): Vyacheslav Kebich (1991 - 1994) Mikhail Chigir (1994 - 1996) Syargey Ling (1996 - 1997 ) Vladimir Yermoshin (1997 - 2001) Gennady Novitsky (2001 - 2003) Sergey Sidorsky (2003 - present) Category: ... Sergey Sidorsky (Belarusian: Сяргей Сідорскі (Syarhey Sidorski/Siarhiej Sidorski)) (born 1954) is the Prime Minister of Belarus. ... The National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus is the bicameral parliament that governs the Eastern Europe country of Belarus. ... The Council of the Republic is the upper-chamber in Belarus bicameral parliament, the National Assembly. ... Under the 1996 Constitution, the House of Representatives (Palata Predstavitelei) is the lower house of the parliament of Belarus. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ... Elections in Belarus gives information on election and election results in Belarus. ... The elections for the position of president of Belarus took place on March 19, 2006. ... Under an arrangement with the former USSR, Belarus (known as Byelorussian SSR) was an original member of the United Nations. ... The Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus is the highest-tier court inside of Belarus and acts as the final court of review. ... At the higher administrative level, Belarus is divided into 6 voblasts. ... The Constitutional Court of Belarus is one of the top-teir courts in the Eastern European country. ... This article describes the history of Belarus. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Poster showing Mikhail Gorbachev Perestroika ( , Russian: ) is the Russian word (which passed into English) for the economic reforms introduced in June 1987 by the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. ... Zianon Pazniak Dr. Zianon Paźniak (Belarusian: Зянон Пазьняк, * April 24, 1944) is a famous Belarusian politician and public activist, one of the founders of the Belarusian Popular Front and leader of the Christian Conservative Party of the BPF. Biography Zianon Pazniak was born... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The intelligentsia (from Latin: intelligentia) is a social class of people engaged in complex mental and creative labor directed to the development and dissemination of culture, encompassing intellectuals and social groups close to them (e. ... Vasil BykaÅ­ in Romania, 1944 Vasil UÅ‚adzimiravič BykaÅ­ (Belarusian: Васі́ль Уладзі́міравіч Бы́каў; Russian: Васи́ль Влади́мирович Бы́ков) (June 19, 1924 - June 22, 2003) a prolific author of novels and novellas about World War II, is a monumental figure in Belarusian literature and civic thought. ... Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (Russian: Алекса́ндр Григо́рьевич Лукаше́нко, Belarusian: Алякса́ндр Рыго́равіч Лукашэ́нка, Alyaksandr Ryhoravich Lukashenka) (born August 30, 1954) is the current President of Belarus. ...

The Belarusian Popular Front was established in 1988 as both a political party and a cultural movement. Membership is open to all Belarusian citizens as well as any democratic organization. Its goals are democracy and independence through national rebirth and rebuilding after being nearly destroyed culturally and economically during the times of the Soviet Union.

The main idea of the Front was the revival of the national idea, including the rebirth of the Belarusian language. Initially its orientation was pro-Western with a great deal of scepticism towards Russia. At one moment they propagated the idea of the union from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea that would involve Ukraine, Poland, Belarus and Lithuania, similar to Józef Pilsudski's "Miedzymorze". Belarusian (беларуская мова) is the language of the Belarusian people. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. ... Map of the Black Sea. ... Term of office from November 14, 1918 until December 9, 1922 Profession Statesman and military commander Political party none, see Sanacja for details First Lady Maria PiÅ‚sudska Date of birth December 5, 1867 Place of birth Zułów, in todays Lithuania Date of death May 12, 1935 Place... Międzymorze (Myen-dzih-MOH-zheh): name for Józef Piłsudskis proposed federation of Poland, Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine. ...

Pahonia - the historical Coat of Arms of Belarus

Among the significant achievements of the Front was uncovering the truth about the burial site of Kurapaty near Minsk, where the NKVD performed its secret killings. Image File history File links Belarus_Coat_of_Arms,_1991. ... Image File history File links Belarus_Coat_of_Arms,_1991. ... Kurapaty (Belarusian: Курапаты) is a wooded area on the outskirts of Minsk, Belarus, where in 1937–1941, victims of Joseph Stalins repression were executed. ... Minsk or Miensk (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Polish: ) is the capital and largest city in Belarus with a population of 1,780,000 (2006 estimate}. Minsk is also a headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States. ... The NKVD (Narodnyi Komissariat Vnutrennikh Del )(Russian: НКВД, Народный комиссариат внутренних дел) or Peoples Commisariat for Internal Affairs was a government department which handled a number of the Soviet Unions affairs of state. ...

Initially the Front had significant visibility because of its numerous active public actions that almost always ended in clashes with police and KGB. It was the BPF's parliamentarians who made the Parliament to restore the historical Belarusian symbolics: white-red-white flag and the Pahonia coat of arms. Today people are arrested in the street for wearing a white-red-white scarf. The KGB emblem and motto: The sword and the shield KGB (transliteration of КГБ) is the Russian-language abbreviation for State Security Committee, (Russian: ; Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti). ... Motto: none Anthem: Belarusian: Мы, беларусы (Transliteration: My, Belarusy) (Translation: We Belarusians) Capital Minsk Largest city Minsk Official language(s) Belarusian, Russian Government  â€¢ President  â€¢ Prime Minister Republic Alexander Lukashenko Sergey Sidorsky Independence  â€¢ Declared  â€¢ Established From the Soviet Union July 27, 1990 August 25, 1991 Area  - Total    - Water (%)   207,600 km² (93rd) 80... The Pahonia (Belarusian: , translated as Chase) is a historical symbol of Belarus. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ...

In 1994 the BPF formed a so-called “shadow” cabinet consisting of 100 BPF intellectuals. Its first Prime Minister was Uładzimir Zabłocki. It originally contained 18 commissions that published ideas and proposed laws and plans for restructuring the government and economy. Its last economic reform proposal was published in 1999. In opposition to the Alexander Lukashenko's regime, the party supports Belarus' entry into NATO and European Union. Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko or Alaksandar Ryhoravič Lukashenka (Belarusian: , Russian: ) (born August 30, 1954) has been the President of Belarus since 1994. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for collective security established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on 4 April 1949. ...

In late 1990s the party's radical wing under Zianon Pazniak split from the main BPF to found an independent political party - the Conservative Christian Party BPF (Kanservatyŭna-Chryścijanskaja Partyja BNF). The Party claims to be the only true BPF successor and does not recognize the "other" BPF. It also distances itself from the rest of Belarusian opposition and labels them as "regime accomplices" for the lack of action and dependence on Western grants. Zianon Pazniak Dr. Zianon Paźniak (Belarusian: Зянон Пазьняк, * April 24, 1944) is a famous Belarusian politician and public activist, one of the founders of the Belarusian Popular Front and leader of the Christian Conservative Party of the BPF. Biography Zianon Pazniak was born... The Conservative Christian Party (Konservativnaya Khrystsiyanska Partya) is a political party in Belarus, that opposes the regime of president Alexander Lukashenko. ...

At the last legislative elections, 13-17 October 2004, the party was part of the People's Coalition 5 Plus (Narodnaja Kaalicyja Piaciorka Plus), that didn't secure any seats. These elections fell according to the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission [1] significantly short of OSCE commitments. Universal principles and constitutionally guaranteed rights of expression, association and assembly were seriously challenged, calling into question the Belarusian authorities’ willingness to respect the concept of political competition on a basis of equal treatment. According to this mission principles of an inclusive democratic process, whereby citizens have the right to seek political office without discrimination, candidates to present their views without obstruction, and voters to learn about them and discuss them freely, were largely ignored. A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ... Elections in Belarus gives information on election and election results in Belarus. ... The Peoples Coalition 5 Plus (Narodnaja Kaalicja Pjacerka Plys) is a political alliance in Belarus, that opposes the regime of president Alexander Lukashenka. ... The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is an international organization for security. ...

In October 2005 Alaksandar Milinkievič, a candidate proposed by the BPF and The "green" Zialonyja party was elected common democratic candidate for presidential elections to take place in 2006. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alaksandar Milinkievič (also Alexander Milinkevich; Аляксандар Мілінкевіч in Belarusian, born 25 July 1947) is a Belarusian politician. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Current leader of the party is Vincuk Viačorka. Vincuk Viačorka (Belarusian: Вінцук Вячорка, * July 7, 1961) is a Belarusian politician and the current leader of the Partyja BNF, a large Belarusian opposition party. ...

External links

• Belarusian People's Front BPF official website
• Belarusian Popular Front information in English