2024 in Belarus

Events of the year 2024 in Belarus.

Incumbents

 * President – Alexander Lukashenko
 * Prime Minister – Roman Golovchenko

Events
Ongoing: Belarusian involvement in Russian invasion of Ukraine; Belarus–European Union border crisis

February

 * 21 February – President Alexander Lukashenko calls for armed security patrols on streets and in workplaces, claiming the possibility of "extremist" crimes.
 * 25 February –
 * 2024 Belarusian parliamentary election Voting is held to elect members of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, the All-Belarusian People's Assembly, and local councils, with only four pro-government parties permitted to run. Opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya urges Belarusians to boycott the elections, pledging to hold elections to the Coordination Council in May of this year.
 * President Lukashenko pledges to run in the next Belarusian presidential election.

April

 * 4 April – 2024 Belarusian Council of the Republic election
 * 5 April – President Lukashenko announces that Belarus will suspend its participation in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe.
 * 25 April – The State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus says that it had thwarted drone attacks on Minsk launched from Lithuania, which the latter denies.

June

 * 6 June – German national Rico Krieger goes on trial in Belarus on charges of mercenarism, terrorism, creating an extremist group, intentionally damaging a vehicle, and illegal operations with firearms, ammunition, and explosives.
 * 10 June – Poland announces a "no-go zone" in the Białowieża Forest in order to prevent migrants from crossing the border from Belarus.

July

 * 4 July –
 * Belarus frees ten political prisoners including former opposition leader Ryhor Kastusioŭ.
 * The Shanghai Cooperation Organization officially grants membership to Belarus.
 * 14 July – Six people are killed in a storm that hits the south of the country.
 * 15 July – Latvia issues a ban on Belarus-registered passenger vehicles entering its territory from Belarus or Russia.
 * 17 July – Lithuania issues a ban on Belarus-registered passenger vehicles entering its territory.
 * 19 July –
 * Belarus introduces visa-free entry to citizens of 35 European countries including the United Kingdom, Norway and Switzerland.
 * The Minsk Regional Court, in a secretive trial, sentences Rico Krieger to death over alleged crimes including terrorism and mercenary activity.

Holidays
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 * 1-2 January – New Year's Day
 * 7 January – Orthodox Christmas
 * 8 March – International Women's Day
 * 1 May – Labour Day
 * 9 May – Victory Day
 * 14 May – Radonitsa Day
 * 3 July – Independence Day
 * 17 September – National Unity Day
 * 7 November – October Revolution Day
 * 25 December – Christmas Day