Association of Belarusians in Great Britain

The Association of Belarusians in Great Britain (Belarusian: Згуртаваньне беларусаў у Вялікай Брытаніі) is an organisation in the United Kingdom uniting members of the Belarusian diaspora.

After the end of World War II, several thousand ethnic Belarusians landed in Britain. Most of these people were former soldiers of the Polish Anders Army.

In 1946 the Association of Belarusians in Great Britain was established. The organisation had branches in London, Manchester and Bradford, it owned several buildings including the Belarusian House in London.[1] It became the first organization of the Belarusian diaspora established by the wave of emigrants from Belarus after World War II.[2]

With the support of the association, the Anglo-Belarusian Society was established in 1954 with the aim to promote Belarusian-British contacts.[3]

Mikalaj Packajeu is the head of the association.

Notable members

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-07-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Раіса Жук-Грышкевіч. Жыцьцё Вінцэнта Жук-Грышкевіча - Выдавецкі Фонд Успамінаў зь Беларускага Жыцьця, Таронта, 1993, с. 83
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-07-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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