2025 in Belarus
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Events of the year 2025 in Belarus.
Incumbents
[edit]- President – Alexander Lukashenko
- Prime Minister – Roman Golovchenko (until 10 March); Aleksandr Turchin (since 10 March)
Events
[edit]Ongoing: Belarusian involvement in Russian invasion of Ukraine; Belarus–European Union border crisis
January
[edit]- 26 January – 2025 Belarusian presidential election: President Alexander Lukashenko is reelected for a seventh term with 87.6% of the vote.[1]
February
[edit]- 12 February – Three people detained in Belarusian prisons, including an American national and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Andrey Kuznechyk, are released from custody and sent to Lithuania following diplomatic intervention by the US.[2]
March
[edit]- 10 March – President Lukashenko appoints Aleksandr Turchin as prime minister.[3]
- 17 March – A Japanese resident of Gomel is convicted and sentenced by the Minsk City Court to seven years' imprisonment for spying for Japanese intelligence.[4]
- 25 March – President Lukashenko is inaugurated for a seventh term in office.[5]
Holidays
[edit]- 1-2 January – New Year's Day
- 7 January – Christmas (Orthodox)
- 8 March – International Women's Day
- 29 April – Radonitsa Day
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 9 May – Victory Day
- 3 July – Independence Day
- 17 September – National Unity Day
- 7 November – October Revolution Day
- 25 December – Christmas (Catholic)
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Lukashenko Extends 30-Year Rule in Election Decried by Exiled Opposition". The Moscow Times. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Belarus releases three prisoners, including US citizen and jailed journalist". France 24. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "Lukashenko appoints Alexander Turchin as Belarus's new PM". The Kyiv Independent. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "A Japanese man handed 7-year sentence in Belarus on charges of working for Japanese intelligence". AP News. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "Authoritarian leader of Belarus is sworn for a 7th term and tells his critics 'you have no future'". AP News. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Belarus Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "National and Public Holidays and Commemorative Dates". Press Service of the President of the Republic of Belarus. Retrieved 28 May 2024.