Belarusian Statehood —Past, Present and Future

was the title of the international conference commemorating the 90th anniversay of the proclamation of independence of Belarusian Democratic Republic.

The conference was held on March 22, 2008, in Prague, - under the auspices of Karel Schwarzenberg, minister of the foreign affairs of the Czech Republic.

Keynote speeches were delivered by:
• Ivonka J. Survilla, President, Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic
• Zianon Pazniak, Chairman of the Belarusian Christian Party BNF
• Siarhej Shupa, Editor, Radio Free Europe, Publisher of
Archives of the Belarusian Democratic Republic.

The conference proceedings consisted of two panel discussions:
History and Current State of the Belarusian Statehood, with following participants:
• Ivonka J. Survilla
• Uladzimir Arlou, Belarusian writer
• Jan Ruml, president of Civic Belarus; former dissident and Czech minister of interior.

Perspectives of the Belarusian Statehood,
with following participants:
• Zianon Pazniak
• Paval Sieviaryniec, former leader of Malady Front and political prisoner
• Siarhej Ablamejka, Editor, Radio Free Europe, historian

This article appeared in
Belarusian Review, Vol. 20, No.1
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