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Belarus Governorate General

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The Belarusian Governorate General (Russian: Белорусское генерал-губернаторство) was a military-administrative division of the Russian Empire established on December 12, 1796. Its capital was Vitebsk.

Since the reform of February 27 1802 it was named Витебское и Могилёвское генерал-губернаторство and included Vitebsk Governorate and Mogilev Governorate

Since 1823 in included the Smolensk Governorate and accordingly renamed to Витебское, Могилёвское и Смоленское генерал-губернаторство.

It was abolished on February 17, 1856.

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