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Rada of the Belarusian National Republic Рада Беларускай Народнай Рэспублікі Rada Bielaruskaj Narodnaj Respubliki | |
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 Coat of arms of the Belarusian Democratic Republic as used by the BNR Rada | |
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| Type | |
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| Leadership | |
President | Ivonka Survilla since 1997 |
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| Facilities of Belarusian diaspora in North America, Britain and other countries | |
| Website | |
| http://www.radabnr.org | |
The Rada of the Belarusian National Republic[1] (Belarusian: Рада Беларускай Народнай Рэспублікі, romanized: Rada Biełaruskaj Narodnaj Respubliki, Рада БНР, Rada BNR) was the governing body of the Belarusian Democratic Republic. Since 1919, the Rada BNR has been in exile where it has preserved its existence among the Belarusian diaspora[2] as an advocacy group promoting support to Belarusian independence and democracy in Belarus among Western policymakers.[3] As of 2024[update], the Rada BNR is the oldest existing government in exile.[4]
- ^ as spelled on the Official website Archived 4 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Heart of darkness". The Economist. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ The BNR Rada as the oldest Belarusian democratic advocacy group - Official website of the Rada BNR, 16 July 2019
- ^ Hopper, Tristin (26 May 2021). "The world's oldest government-in-exile is in Ottawa". National Post. Retrieved 26 July 2021.