The Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic was a formal document issued by the Supreme Soviet of

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 ...

to assert its independence from the

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. Passed on July 27, 1990, the Declaration started the process of Belarus' eventual independence on August 25, 1991. Until 1996, July 27th was celebrated as Independence Day in Belarus.Принятие Декларации о государственном суверенитете: факты, цифры, цитаты
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/ref> It effectively renamed the Byelorussian SSR to the Republic of Belarus and established the basis for all state symbols, such as the National flag and coat of arms, the national anthem, and the national colors. It also defined the national

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, and

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1990 in Belarus 1990 in the Soviet Union Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic 1990 documents {{Belarus-hist-stub

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