2017 in Belarus explained

The following lists events in the year 2017 in Belarus.

Incumbents

• President: Alexander Lukashenko
• Prime Minister: Andrei Kobyakov

Events

February

• 19 February - 2000 people spread the march of the 2017 Belarusian protests from the capital of Minsk to other cities in Belarus against a 2015 tax law.^[1]

March

• 25 March - Despite bans on protests, hundreds protest in Minsk against a so-called "social parasites" tax on the unemployed.^[2]

Deaths

• 28 January  - Alexander Tikhanovich, pop singer (b. 1952).^[3]
• 2 August  - Alexander Gerasimenko, politician and diplomat (b. 1946)

Notes and References

1. News: Belarus tax protests spread beyond capital. Reuters . 19 February 2017 .
2. News: Belarus protests: Hundreds arrested after defying ban. BBC News . 25 March 2017 .
3. News: Пайшоў з жыцця Аляксандр Ціхановіч . racyja.com. be. 4 February 2017 .