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Adam Stankievič
Adam Stankievič (, , January 6, 1892 – November 29, 1949) was a Belarusian Roman Catholic priest, politician and writer. Stankievič was one of ideologists of the Belarusian Christian democratic movement in the early 20th century. Adam Stankievič was born in Arlianiaty (now in Hrodna Voblast), near Ashmyany. In 1914 he graduated from a priest seminary in Vilna (Vilnius in Lithuanian). Adam Stankievič was one of the founders of the Belarusian Christian Democratic Union and the Belarusian Christian Democracy. He was one of the first priests to use Belarusian language in church services. In December 1919 Adam Stankievič became member of the exiled Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic. He was an active member of the Belarusian national movement in Poland-controlled West Belarus. In 1922 he was elected to the Sejm as member of the Bloc of National Minorities. Unlike his fellow-villager, the notable West Belarusian politician and scientist Jan Stankievič, Adam refused ...
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Janka Bylina, Adam Stankievič, Kazimier Svajak
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Jan Stankievič
Jan Stankievič (26 November 1891 – 16 July 1976, known by the diminutive Janka) was a Belarusian politician, linguist, and historian. Biography Jan Stankievič was born in the village Arlianiaty near Ashmyany. During World War I, Stankievič was drafted into the army of the Russian Empire. Starting in 1917–1918, he began to actively participate in activities of Belarusian national organizations. Jan Stankievič graduated from the Vilnia Belarusian Gymnasium in 1921 and the Charles University in Prague in 1926, and became a Doctor of Slavonic Philology and History. At this time he also married Czech-born Mary Novak in Vilnius at a ceremony officiated by his Arlianiaty cousin, the Roman Catholic priest, Adam Stankievič. Between 1928 and 1932 he worked as a Belarusian language professor at the University of Warsaw, and from 1927 to 1938 at the University of Vilnius. Between 1928 and 1930, Stankievič was a member of the Sialanskaja (Farmers') party in the Polish Sejm, re ...
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Members Of The Rada Of The Belarusian Democratic Republic
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Belarusian Christian Democracy Politicians
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People From Vilna Governorate
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People From Smarhon District
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