2024 in Belarus

Belarus-related events during the year of 2024

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Events of the year 2024 in Belarus.

## Incumbents[edit]

* President – Alexander Lukashenko
* Prime Minister – Roman Golovchenko

## Events[edit]

Ongoing: Belarusian involvement in Russian invasion of Ukraine; Belarus–European Union border crisis

* 21 February – President Alexander Lukashenko calls for armed security patrols on streets and in workplaces, claiming the possibility of "extremist" crimes.[1]
* 25 February – 2024 Belarusian parliamentary election[2]
* Voting begins in elections to the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, the All-Belarusian People's Assembly, and local councils, with only four pro-government parties permitted to run. Opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya urges Belarusians to boycott the elections, pledging to hold elections to the Coordination Council in May of this year.[3]
* President Lukashenko pledges to run in the next Belarusian presidential election during voting.[4]
* 4 April – 2024 Belarusian Council of the Republic election
* 5 April – President Lukashenko announces that Belarus will suspend its participation in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe.[5]
* 25 April – The State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus says that it had thwarted drone attacks on Minsk launched from Lithuania, which the latter denies.[6]
* 6 June – A German citizen goes on trial in Belarus on charges of being a mercenary, terrorist, creating an extremist group, intentionally damaging a vehicle, and illegal operations with firearms, ammunition, and explosives.[7]
* 10 June – Poland announces a "no-go zone" in the Białowieża Forest in order to prevent migrants from crossing the border from Belarus. In response, concerns are raised about the potential impact on tourism during the summer.

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## Holidays[edit]

Further information: Public holidays in Belarus

Source:[9][10]

* 1-2 January – New Year's Day
* 7 January – Orthodox Christmas
* 8 March – International Women's Day
* 1 May – Labour Day
* 9 May – Victory Day
* 14 May – Radonitsa Day
* 3 July – Independence Day
* 17 September – National Unity Day
* 7 November – October Revolution Day
* 25 December – Christmas Day

## See also[edit]

* 2024 in the European Union
* 2024 in Europe

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Belarus leader Lukashenko calls for armed street patrols, warns of 'extremist' crime". Reuters. 21 February 2024.
2. ^ "Belarus' CEC head: Work to prepare for 2024 election campaign on schedule". Belarusian Telegraph Agency(BELTA). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
3. ^ "Belarus goes to the polls. Don't hold your breath". POLITICO. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
4. ^ "Belarus' Lukashenko says he'll run for president in 2025". Reuters. 25 February 2023.
5. ^ "Belarus to pull away from Europe conventional forces treaty already abandoned by Russia". AP News. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
6. ^ "Belarus claims it prevented drone attacks from Lithuania. Vilnius rejects the allegations". AP News. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
7. ^ Service, RFE/RL's Belarus. "German National Goes On Trial In Belarus On Mercenary Charge". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
8. ^ "Polish border no-go zone will stop tourists as well as migrants, locals fear". 10 June 2024.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
9. ^ "Belarus Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
10. ^ "National and Public Holidays and Commemorative Dates". Press Service of the President of the Republic of Belarus. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

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