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MINSK, 2 July (BelTA) - With the birth of the BSSR Belarus acquired a legitimate political and legal status, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said at a function held o n 2 July to mark the country’s national holiday, BelTA informs.

“The history of statehood is related to the Soviet period. Almost a century ago, with the birth of the BSSR, Belarus first acquired a legitimate political and legal status,” the Belarusian leader said.

He noted that then the country had its national symbols, institutions of higher education. “The voice of the native language became more pronounced. The world maps marked the first territorial boundaries of the Belarusian republic that were nearly razed during Hitler's invasion,” the president said.