Belarus

January 1, 1919: Proclamation of the Byelorussian SSR. December 30, 1922: The Byelorussian SSR becomes a founding member of the USSR. July 27, 1990: Declaration of sovereignty. August 25, 1991: Declaration of independence. September 19, 1991: Byelorussia changes name, becoming Belarus. December 8, 1991: CIS membership under the Minsk accord (reached by Belarus, Russia and the Ukraine).

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