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*The union between Poland and Lithuania ended in 1795 with the '''Third Partition of Poland by Imperial Russia, Prussia, and Austria'''. The Belarusian territories acquired by the Russian Empire held until their occupation by the German Empire during World War I. | *The union between Poland and Lithuania ended in 1795 with the '''Third Partition of Poland by Imperial Russia, Prussia, and Austria'''. The Belarusian territories acquired by the Russian Empire held until their occupation by the German Empire during World War I. | ||
*On 25 March 1918, Belarus first declared independence under German occupation, forming the '''Belarusian People's Republic.''' Immediately afterwards, the Polish–Soviet War ignited, and the territory of Belarus was divided between Poland and Soviet Russia. | *On 25 March 1918, Belarus first declared independence under German occupation, forming the '''Belarusian People's Republic.''' Immediately afterwards, the Polish–Soviet War ignited, and the territory of Belarus was divided between Poland and Soviet Russia. | ||
*The '''German occupation in 1941–1944''' and war on the Eastern Front '''devastated Belarus'''. During that time, 209 out of 290 towns and cities were destroyed, 85% of the republic's industry, and more than one million buildings. After the war, it was estimated that 2.2-2.7 million local inhabitants had died. This figure represented a staggering quarter of the prewar population. The '''Jewish population''' of Belarus was devastated during the Holocaust and never recovered. | |||
<ref>"List of diasporas", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diasporas#R, accessed 5 August 2021.</ref> | <ref>"List of diasporas", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diasporas#R, accessed 5 August 2021.</ref> | ||
<ref> at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development | <ref> at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development | ||