12th Belarusian Supreme Council

The Supreme Council (Soviet) of the Republic of Belarus of the 12th convocation is the Belarusian parliament, which was elected in 1990 as the Supreme Council of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic of the 12th convocation. It became a national parliament of Belarus after the proclamation of independence. The Supreme Council adopted the Declaration of Independence of Belarus on July 27, 1990. It is widely regarded as the final democratically-elected Parliament of Belarus.

Supreme Council of Belarus
of the 12th convocation
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Overview
Meeting placeGovernment House
Term15 May 1990 (1990-05-15) – 9 January 1996 (1996-01-09)
Election1990 parliamentary election
Members
328 / 360
(since May 15, 1990)
ChairmanMikalay Dzyemyantsyey (1990—1991)
Stanislau Shushkevich (1991—1994)
Myechyslaw Hryb (1994—1996)

The first round of voting to the Supreme Council was held on March 4, 1990. Following the elections, 360 deputies were elected to the parliament. For the first time the opposition took place in Parliament. As a result, the Belarusian Popular Front opposition faction with 26 deputies was formed. The total number of deputies was 328 people.[1]

The successor of the Supreme Soviet of the 12th convocation was the newly elected Supreme Council of the Republic of Belarus of the 13th convocation, which began its work January 9, 1996.

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References
  1. "What was the Belarusian parliament quarter of a century ago? The Supreme Council of XII convocation, 1990-1995". Nasha Niva. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
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