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Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic
The Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic is the council that proclaimed Belarusian independence in Minsk on 25 March 1918, under German occupation. It issued a series of constituent charters but could not build a lasting state, and after the return of the Bolsheviks it went into exile. It has continued abroad ever since, making it the oldest government in exile in the world.
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