Belarus: Polity Style: 1991-2024 |
| 19 Sep 1991 |
name of the state is changed in accordance with a law passed by the Supreme Council on 19 Sep 1991 (Official Bulletin, 1991, No. 30, item 490) |
| 19 Sep 1991 - |
Rèspublika Belarus' (Рэспубліка Беларусь) = (from 27 Nov 1996) Respublika Belarus' (Республика Беларусь) [1] |
| 27 Nov 1996 |
Russian is recognized as a state language in accordance with Art. 17 of the Constitution of 1996 effective upon the publication (Zvjazda, 27 Nov 1996) |
