Mikola Abramchyk
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Mikola Syamyonavich Abramchyk , (August 16, 1903 in Mołodeczno region, Russian Empire
– May 29, 1970, Paris
, France
) was a Belarus
ian journalist and emigre politician of Jewish
and Armenian
descent and president of the Belarusian People's Republic in exile during 1943–1970.
He attended school in Radoszkowicze. In 1923, after the civil war in Russia, he emigrated to Czechoslovakia
, lived in Prague, and studied agricultural sciences there. He was a member of the Association of Belarusan Student Organization.
In 1930 he went to Paris, where he developed the Belarusian association of workers - "Khaurus". He published the magazines "Biuleten" and "Rekha". He worked in the emigration for cultural and political organizations. He was a member of the Belarusian Committee of Self-leadership in Berlin. In 1943, he was removed by the Germans from the Committee in charges of conducting prohibited activities and arrested. After being released, he returned to Paris, where he was chosen the president of the Belarusian People's Republic in exile. Showed particular concern about the fate of refugees Belarus. Throughout the time was under surveillance by the Gestapo
because of his Jewish background. After the war he was involved in international anticommunist activities. In 1950, in Toronto
he has published the brochure "I Accuse the Kremlin of the Genocide of My Nation".
In the late 1950s and the 1960s, he chaired the League for the Liberation of the Peoples of the USSR
, comprising representatives of the Armenians
, Azerbaijanis, Ukrainians
, Georgians
, Belarusians
and North Caucasian
s.
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
– May 29, 1970, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) was a Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
ian journalist and emigre politician of Jewish
Jews
The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
and Armenian
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
descent and president of the Belarusian People's Republic in exile during 1943–1970.
He attended school in Radoszkowicze. In 1923, after the civil war in Russia, he emigrated to Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
, lived in Prague, and studied agricultural sciences there. He was a member of the Association of Belarusan Student Organization.
In 1930 he went to Paris, where he developed the Belarusian association of workers - "Khaurus". He published the magazines "Biuleten" and "Rekha". He worked in the emigration for cultural and political organizations. He was a member of the Belarusian Committee of Self-leadership in Berlin. In 1943, he was removed by the Germans from the Committee in charges of conducting prohibited activities and arrested. After being released, he returned to Paris, where he was chosen the president of the Belarusian People's Republic in exile. Showed particular concern about the fate of refugees Belarus. Throughout the time was under surveillance by the Gestapo
Gestapo
The Gestapo was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. Beginning on 20 April 1934, it was under the administration of the SS leader Heinrich Himmler in his position as Chief of German Police...
because of his Jewish background. After the war he was involved in international anticommunist activities. In 1950, in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
he has published the brochure "I Accuse the Kremlin of the Genocide of My Nation".
In the late 1950s and the 1960s, he chaired the League for the Liberation of the Peoples of the USSR
League for the Liberation of the Peoples of the USSR
The League for the Liberation of the Peoples of the USSR also known as the Paris Bloc was an émigré front of six anti-Soviet political groups – Belarusian, Ukrainian, Georgian, Armenian, Azerbaijani and North Caucasian – established in Paris in 1953. It published its own quarterly Problems of the...
, comprising representatives of the Armenians
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
, Azerbaijanis, Ukrainians
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
, Georgians
Georgians
The Georgians are an ethnic group that have originated in Georgia, where they constitute a majority of the population. Large Georgian communities are also present throughout Russia, European Union, United States, and South America....
, Belarusians
Belarusians
Belarusians ; are an East Slavic ethnic group who populate the majority of the Republic of Belarus. Introduced to the world as a new state in the early 1990s, the Republic of Belarus brought with it the notion of a re-emerging Belarusian ethnicity, drawn upon the lines of the Old Belarusian...
and North Caucasian
North Caucasian
North Caucasian may refer to:*North Caucasus*North Caucasian languages*North Caucasian peoples...
s.
Sources
- Mikoła Abramčyk's profile at the Belarusian National RepublicBelarusian National RepublicThe Belarusian People's Republic was a self-declared independent Belarusian state, which declared independence in 1918. It is also called the Belarusian Democratic Republic or the Belarusian National Republic, in order to distinguish it from Communist People's Republics...
RadaRadaRada is the term for "council" or "assembly"borrowed by Polish from the Low Franconian "Rad" and later passed into the Czech, Ukrainian, and Belarusian languages....
's website. Retrieved on April 29, 2007.] - Абрамчык Мікола (Mikola Abramchyk) at slounik.org
- Abramchyk, Mikalay (Syamyonavich) at rulers.org (scroll down)