| 100 thousand years BC |
The first man appeared at the territory of Belarus. The Stone Age at Belarus. |
| 2nd - beginning of the 1st millennium BC |
Clan system development. The Bronze Age at the territory of Belarus. |
| 8 century BC - 8 century AD. |
the Slavonic peoples appeared at the territory of Belarus. The Iron Age at Belarus. |
| 862 AD |
The city of Polotsk was first mentioned in chronicles. The first prince of Polotsk Rogvolod. The first Belarusian state started its existence. |
| 992 AD |
Polotsk eparchy was created. Christianity was brought to the territory of Belarus. |
| 1067 AD |
Battle at the river Nemiga. The city of Minsk was first mentioned in chronicles. The battle between the Russian princes Yaroslaviches and the prince of Polotsk Vseslav Charodey. |
| 1104 |
Ephrosinya Polotskaya was born, she is the most famous enlightener and Saint protector of Belarus. |
| 1186 |
a pearl of the Old Slavonic literature. |
| 1253 |
Prince Mindovg coronation. The Great Principality of Lithuania started its life after unification of Polotsk and Novogrudok principalities. |
| 1314 |
Defeat of the German knights (Order of the Teutons). |
| 1385 |
The Krev Union. The Union of the Rech Pospolita and the Great Principality of Lithuania (marriage of the Polish queen Yadviga and the prince of the Great Principality of Lithuania Yagaila). |
| 1410 |
The battle of Grunvald. Victory of the united forces of the Great Principality of Lithuania and Rech Pospolita over the Teutonic Order near Grunvald (Prussia). |
| 1492 AD |
The first war of the Great Principality of Lithuania against Moscow. |
| 1517 AD |
Francisc Scorina published in Prague, it was the first printed book at the territory of the Eastern and Southern Europe and it was published in the Belarusian labguage. |
| 1569 AD |
Lublin Union – the Great Principality of Lithuania was included in the Rech Pospolita. |
| 1588 AD |
III Statute (Regulations) of the Great Principality of Lithuania was passed. The compilers were Lev Sapega and Astafei Valovich. The Statute of the Great Principality of Lithuania became the most advanced juridical document in Europe at that time. |
| 1596 AD |
Brest Union – unification of the Orthodox and Catholic churches at the territory of Belarus. The Orthodox union believers accepted the command of the Pope, but preserved the Orthodox ceremony. |
| 1772 AD |
The first partition of the Rech Pospolita between Russia, Prussia and Austria. |
| 1793 |
The second partition of the Rech Pospolita. |
| 1794 |
Tadeush Kostushka’s rising. |
| 1795 |
Тhe third partition of the Rhech Pospolita – complete annexation of Belarus by Russia. |
| 1812 |
Napoleon’s invasion in Russia. In the course of this campaign Belarus lost every fourth inhabitant (someone was killed in action, someone died of hunger). |
| 1861 |
Abolition of serfdom. |
| 1863 |
Kastus Kalinovskij’s rising of liberation against the Russian autocracy. The rising was cruelly put down by Muraviev. |
| 1914 |
The first World war started. When it was over in 1918, a treaty of peace was singed in Brest, in accordance with it a part of Belarus was passed to Germany. Founding of the Belarusian People’s Republic (existed for 9 months). |
| 1917 |
Revolution in Russia. Tsarism was thrown down. The power of the Soviet’s was set up ; |
| 1918 |
Creation of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic (the BSSR). |
| 1922 |
The BSSR voluntary joined the USSR. |
| 1939 |
The Second World war started. |
| 1986 |
Accident at the Chernobyl nuclear electrical station. |
| 1991 |
Belarus quitted the Soviet Union. Independence started. |
| 1994 |
Election of the first Belarusian President Alexander G. Lukashenko. |
