Belarusian independence referendum of 1995

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf referendum
gptkbp:approves 83.3%
gptkbp:commanded Should_the_state_symbols_of_Belarus_be_changed?
Should_Belarus_adopt_Russian_as_a_second_official_language?
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:Central_Election_Commission_of_Belarus
gptkbp:context Post-Soviet_transition
gptkbp:date 1995
November 24, 1995
gptkbp:feedback Claimed legitimacy
gptkbp:followedBy Political_changes_in_Belarus
gptkbp:fossilRecord 16.7%
gptkbp:governs President_Alexander_Lukashenko
gptkbp:historicalContext Belarusian_independence_movement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Belarusian independence referendum of 1995
gptkbp:impact Influenced_Belarusian_national_identity
gptkbp:influencedBy Russian_influence
gptkbp:internationalCooperation Mixed responses
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:Stanislav_Shushkevich
gptkb:Valery_Tsapkala
gptkb:Mikhail_Chyhir
gptkb:Alexander_Lukashenko
gptkb:Zianon_Pazniak
gptkb:Pavel_Seviarynets
gptkb:Viktor_Gonchar
gptkb:Andrei_Sannikov
gptkb:Vladimir_Goncharik
Ales Bialiatski
Siarhei Tsikhanouski
gptkbp:legalStatus Controversial
gptkbp:location gptkb:Belarus
gptkbp:majorIndustry Language policy
State symbols
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Extensive
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Belarusian_Popular_Front
Claimed irregularities
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Belarusian_independence_referendum_of_1994
gptkbp:publicAccess Divided
gptkbp:relatedEvent 1994 Presidential election
1996 Constitutional referendum
gptkbp:result Approved the change of state symbols
Approved_the_use_of_Russian_as_a_second_official_language
gptkbp:significance Strengthened_ties_with_Russia
gptkbp:succeededBy Constitutional referendum of 1996
gptkbp:type Constitutional referendum
gptkbp:voterTurnout Direct voting
85.2%