Events in the year 2019 in

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

: Alexander Lukashenko * Prime Ministers:

Syarhey Rumas Syarhey Mikalayevich Rumas ( be, Сяргей Мікалаевіч Румас, russian: Сергей Николаевич Румас, Sergey Nikolayevich Rumas; born 1 December 1969) is a Belarusian politician and economist who served as Prime M ...

Events

Sports

*January 21–27: The

2019 European Figure Skating Championships The 2019 European Figure Skating Championships took place in Minsk, Belarus. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dancing. Records The following new ISU best scores were set during this ...

were held in

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

. *Juni 21–30:

2019 European Games , translation: Time for bright victories! , nations participating = 50 , athletes participating = 4,082 , events = 200 in 15 sports , opening ceremony = 21 June , closing ceremony = 30 June , officially opened ...

are hosted by the city of

Deaths

*2 January –

Jerzy Turonek Jerzy Turonek ( be, Юры Туронак, translit=Jury Turonak; 26 April 1929 – 2 January 2019) was a Polish-Belarusian historian. He was born in Dukszty into the family of West Belarusian political activist Bronisław Turonek in the Secon ...

, Polish-Belarusian historian (b. 1929). *4 February –

Leu Mazurkevich Leu Mazurkevich ( be, Леў Мазуркевіч; September 1939 – 4 February 2019) was a Belarusian footballer and football coach. He is the first coach in the history of Belarusian football club BATE Barysaw. External links Лев Маз ...

, football player and manager (b. 1939). *9 February –

Siamion Domash Siamion Mikalayevich Domash ( be, Сямён Мікалаевіч Домаш, russian: Семён Никола́евич До́маш; 2 January 1950 – 9 February 2019) was a Belarusian politician and trades unionist. He was Chairman of Grodno Re ...

, politician (b. 1950). *19 April –

Renald Knysh Renald Ivanovich Knysh (russian: Ренальд Иванович Кныш, be, Рэнальд Іванавіч Кныш; 10 September 1931 – 19 April 2019) was a Soviet and Belarusian coach in artistic gymnastics. Considered one of gymnastics' ...

, artistic gymnastics coach (b. 1931).Умер знаменитый тренер по спортивной гимнастике Ренальд Кныш

References

{{Year in Europe, 2019 2010s in Belarus Years of the 21st century in Belarus