Jan Sierada
First president of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ivan Mikitavič Sierada[lower-alpha 1] (13 May [O.S. 1 May] 1879 — after 19 November 1943), better known by the pseudonyms of Jan[lower-alpha 2] or Janka[lower-alpha 3] was a Belarusian statesman, pedagogist and writer who served as the first president of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic.
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mikitavič and the family name is Sierada.
Quick Facts Chairman of the People's Secretariat of the Belarusian Democratic Republic, Preceded by ...
Jan Sierada | |
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Ян Серада | |
Chairman of the People's Secretariat of the Belarusian Democratic Republic | |
In office 22 July 1918 – 11 November 1918 | |
Preceded by | Jazep Varonka |
Succeeded by | Anton Luckievich |
President of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic | |
In office 9 March 1918 – 14 May 1918 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Jazep Losik |
Personal details | |
Born | Ivan Mikitavič Sierada (1879-05-13)13 May 1879 Zadzvieji, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire (now Belarus) |
Died | after 19 November 1943(1943-11-19) (aged 64) Soviet Union |
Political party | Belarusian Socialist Assembly |
Alma mater | Warsaw University of Life Sciences |
Profession | Scientist, agricultural technologist |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Russian Empire |
Branch/service | Imperial Russian Army |
Years of service | 1905–1906 1914–1918 |
Battles/wars | Russo-Japanese War World War I |
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