Date of the day
On March 15, 1994, the Supreme Council of the Republic of Belarus adopted the first Constitution of independent Belarus. The BPF opposition did not participate in the vote, as it opposed the introduction of the post of president, saying that it would lead to a dictatorship. The Constitution was signed by the Chairman of the Supreme Council Mechyslav Hryb.
A day in history
1923 — The Council of Ambassadors of the League of Nations recognized the demarcation line between Poland and Lithuania as a state border.
1990 — Mikhail Gorbachev was elected the first president of the USSR.
1994 — The Supreme Soviet of Belarus adopted the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus.
2017 — in Hrodna, Mogilev, and Minsk, “Marches of the homeless” took place against Decree No. 3 on social welfare. Protest actions ended with mass arrests. According to the “Viasna” human rights center, a total of 77 people were detained in Belarus that day.
They were born on this day
1862 — Francishak VerenkaBelarusian local historian and archaeologist.
1868 — Evgeny LyatskyBelarusian critic, literary historian, researcher of Belarusian folklore.
1930 — Zhares Alfiorovlaureate of the Nobel Prize in Physics, a native of Belarus.
1940 — Irina ShikunovaBelarusian opera singer, People’s Artist of the BSSR.
In memory
1962 — Arthur ComptonAmerican physicist, Nobel Prize laureate.
1981 — Rene ClaireFrench director.