White-red-white flag

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The white-red-white flag is a historical flag used by the Belarusian Democratic Republic in 1918 before Western Belarus was occupied by the Second Polish Republic and Eastern Belarus was occupied by the Bolsheviks (two years later becoming the Byelorussian SSR). The flag was then used by the Belarusian national movement in Western Belarus followed by use during the German occupation of Belarus between 1943 and 1944, and again after it regained its independence in 1991 until the 1995 referendum. Opposition groups in modern Belarus continue to use the flag, though its display has been restricted by the government of Belarus under Alexander Lukashenko, which claims it is linked with Nazi collaboration due to its use by Belarusian collaborators during World War II. The white-red-white flag has been used in protests against the government, most recently the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests, and by the Belarusian diaspora.

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