2021 in Belarus
Belarus-related events during 2021
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Events in the year 2021 in Belarus.
Incumbents
- President: Alexander Lukashenko
- Prime Minister: Roman Golovchenko
Events
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Belarus
- 11 March – Belarus reports their first case of the Lineage B.1.1.7 of SARS-CoV-2, which originated in the United Kingdom.[1]
- 23 May – Ryanair Flight 4978 incident: Flight 4978, a Boeing 737 aircraft operated by Ryanair, was an international passenger flight from Athens to Vilnius that was diverted to Minsk National Airport by the Belarusian Air Force, citing a bomb threat, which was later deemed false. The flight was carrying Belarusian opposition journalist Roman Protasevich, who was subsequently arrested upon landing in Minsk. The incident sparked international outrage, with many condemning Belarus for its actions, which were seen as a violation of international aviation rules and human rights. Belarus faced severe diplomatic repercussions, including sanctions imposed by the European Union and other countries.[2]
Scheduled events
- 11 to 12 February – Allbelarusian People's Assembly
- 21 May to 6 June – Scheduled date for the 2021 IIHF World Championship, not to be co-hosted any more by Minsk,[3] Belarus and Riga, Latvia.[4][5]
- 7 to 13 June – Scheduled date for the 2021 World Modern Pentathlon Championships, to be moved from Minsk.[6]
Deaths
- 12 January – Philaret, Orthodox prelate (born 1935).[7]
- June – Raïssa Koublitskaïa, agricultural worker and politician (b. 1928).[8]
References
- ^ "Belarus reports first cases of British coronavirus variant - ministry". Reuters. Mar 11, 2021 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ "Belarus plane: Ryanair boss says pilot had no choice but to land in Minsk". 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "IIHF - IIHF to move 2021 World Championship". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation.
- ^ Merk, Martin (19 May 2017). "To Minsk & Riga in 2021!". iihfworlds2017.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Welcome to Minsk & Riga in 2021". iihf.com. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "2021 Modern Pentathlon World Championships". allsportdb.com. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Metropolitan Filaret, Honorary Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, passes away". eng.belta.by. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Karimov, Timur. "Кублицкая Раиса Владимировна" [Kublitskaya Raisa Vladimirovna] (in Russian). Heroes of the Country. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
