Introducing Belarus. Plan your trip. Travel to Belarus Where to stay. Before you go. Book your flights. Places in Belarus Airports. Minsk National Airport. In September , President Alyaksandr Lukashenka won all seats in parliamentary elections, but European monitors criticized the flawed counting system in Belarus.
On December 19, , Alyaksandr Lukashenka, president since , was reelected. According to government officials, he won by Andrey Sannikau was his closest challenger with 2. On the day of the election, two presidential candidates were beaten by police while attending different opposition rallies.
One of the candidates, Uladzimir Niaklajeu, was taken to a hospital where he was treated for a head injury. While in intensive care, he was abducted by Belarusian authorities.
On the night of the election, ten thousand opposition protesters attempted to storm the government building of Belarus, smashing windows before police pushed them back. The next day, Lukashenka named Mikhail Myasnikovich as prime minister. The European Union along with the United States imposed sanctions on Belarus officials after the election and promised aid to opposition groups seeking to oust Lukashenka.
Lukashenka has been referred to as Europe's last dictator. In April , a bomb exploded in a subway station next to Lukashenka's office. The explosion killed 12 people, wounded others and strained an already tense political situation. No one claimed responsibility for the bomb. Lukashenka reported two days later that two suspects had confessed to the crime, but no other details were given. In exchange for the loan, Russian officials demanded that Belarus sell its factories to Russian companies, thus privatizing much of its state-owned industries.
In return, Belarus gave full control of Yamal-Europe, its natural gas pipeline, which runs to Europe, to Gazprom, a Russian energy company. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that the deal and Gazprom's control of the pipeline from Siberia to the border of Poland will "ease relations with Belarus for years to come.
In March , members of the European Union removed their ambassadors from Belarus and imposed a ban on travel for the country's top officials. In retaliation, Lukashenka barred several political opponents, journalists and human rights workers from leaving Belarus.
September's parliamentary elections held no surprises as seats were once again filled by Lukashenka supporters. International observers condemned the vote, which was called undemocratic and non-competitive. Key facts. Humanitarian cooperation. Symbols of the Republic of Belarus. Climate and weather. Natural history and wildlife. National holidays. Famous Belarusians. Did you know? Mass media in Belarus. Belarus Events Calendar. Home About Belarus History.
Belarus history Minsk in the early 20th century Gubernatorskaya Street. The Berestye Archeology Museum. Early 20th century Minsk. A group of former farm hands of landowner Biiskaya reading the Pravda newspaper.
Partisans are discussing the plan of an operation. The destroyed Minsk. Midth century Minsk. After the Chernobyl catastrophe. The middle part is located in the glaciolacustrine zone of the Belarusian Ridge and in the East Belarusian plateau-like lowland. The southern part features morainic and aquaglacial plains of sub-Polesie and flat, often marshy lowlands of Polesie.
Belarus is located in the water basins of the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea. There are 20, rivers with the total length of 90,km in the country. The biggest rivers are the Dnieper, the Western Dvina, and the Neman. There are almost 11, lakes in Belarus. The biggest lake in Belarus is Naroch They are further divided into districts.
Minsk — the capital city of the Republic of Belarus — is an independent city that does not make part of any other oblasts. According to the National Statistical Committee, as of 1 January the population of Belarus was 9,, This is 0.
The urban population of 7,, accounts for Some 2,, people are rural residents.
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