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Civil registration offices exist at the local and regional levels. Copies of local registrations are sent to regional offices.<br> | '''Bureau of Civil Status Acts (ZAGS)'''<br> | ||
*[https://archives.gov.by/en/welcome-to-the-archives-of-belarus-website/genealogy-family-history/archives-of-civil-registry-offices-zags Archives of Civil Registry Offices ZAGS by region] | |||
*Civil registration offices exist at the local and regional levels. | |||
*Copies of local registrations are sent to regional offices.<br> | |||
==Background== | |||
Civil registration in Belarus, began in 1920. The Bureau of Civil Status Acts (ZAGS) creates and maintains civil registration. The bureau is subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and is separate from the national archive system. <br> | |||
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Registration of births must be done within two months of birth and deaths within three days.<br> | Registration of births must be done within two months of birth and deaths within three days.<br> | ||
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Registration offices are collocated with "marriage palaces" permitting the registration and performance of weddings to occur at the same place and time. | Registration offices are collocated with "marriage palaces" permitting the registration and performance of weddings to occur at the same place and time. | ||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
From 1920 to about 1930, there was low coverage for registration, but after 1930 it was as high as 85%. <br> | |||
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The civil war (about 1921-1922)<ref>Wikipedia, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War#Belarus Polish–Soviet War], (accessed 22 August 2020)</ref> of the early Soviet period inhibited registration. For two years it was not enforced. The system was established first in urban and later in rural areas. Gaps persisted through 1926.<br> | |||
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Civil registration broke down in the occupied areas during World War II and some registers were burned. | |||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
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*Place of burial | *Place of burial | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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