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The Communist Party of Byelorussia (Коммунистическая партия Белоруссии; Камуністычная партыя Беларусі), known as Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Byelorussia (Коммунистическая партия (большевиков) Белоруссии) until 1952, was a communist party in Belarus 1918–1991, created following the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was created as part of the Russian Communist Party (bolsheviks) on December 30–31, 1918 with 17,800 members. It was important in creating the Belorussian Soviet Republic in January 1919. From February 1919 until 1920 it functioned as a single organisation together with the Communist Party of Lithuania, known as the Communist Party (bolsheviks) of Lithuania and Belorussia.

With debate raging regarding Belorussian independence, Byelorussian representatives in Petrograd were far more willing to accept Joseph Stalin’s plans for establishing an autonomous Byelorussian Authority. [When were these plans made?] Byelorussian Communist Party First Secretary Alexander Miasnikian, however, initially having held control of Minsk, was seemingly unwilling to share [collective influence - what does this mean?] regarding the future affairs of Byelorussia. This internal conflict resulted in Byelorussian nationalist leadership attempting to establish power through calling the All-Byelorussian National Congress, in which 1872 delegates were gathered to discuss the future of the nation [when?]. While contingents of the organization voted in the Rada, a council of representatives for Byelorussia, the Communist Party played an active role in suppressing the Rada, causing them to go underground [when?].

The 1930’s saw the Communist Party of Byelorussia targeted most heavily by Stalin’s purges. The vast majority of high-profile figures were arrested and removed, while an additional 40% of all members were also removed (Marples 1999, 8-9) [add footnote] Having taken place during Stalin’s infamous purges, much of the socially and culturally significant gains that the occurred—such as the return of exiled individuals, a resurrection of language, among other cultural developments that had begun in the 1920’s— had become were halted, affecting Byelorussian culture and society for some significant time. The year 1937 especially saw the highest rate of purges throughout the Party, but arrests and removals of key figures continued well into the 1940s. These formative years tended to halt specific social developments pushed by the Communist Party, hindering much for the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. '''[This sentence unclear - which social developments? Hindering what?]'''

From August 25, 1991 to February 3, 1993, the activities of the Communist Party of Belarus were suspended.

On April 25, 1993, at the XXXII (extraordinary) congress of the Communist Party of Belarus, it was decided to join the party in the Party of Communists of Belarus (PCB).