The Council of the Republic was (and continues to be) headed by the President (Prezydent Rady Biełaruskaj Narodnaj Respubliki). The following persons have held the position of President:
Dr. Ivan Sierada, March 1918 - June 1918.
Jazep Losik, June 1918 - December 1919.
Piotra Krečeŭski, December 1919 - March 1928.
Vasil Zacharka, March 1928 - March 1943.
Mikoła Abramčyk, March 1943 - May 1970.
Dr. V.Žuk-Hryškievič, May 1970 - November 1982.
Dr. Jazep Sažyč, November 1982 - the present (1988).
The Sessions of the Council of the Belarusian Democratic Republic (Sesyi Rady BNR), from 1948 to the present (1988):
1st - Spring 1946, Regensburg, W. Germany.
2nd - Fall 1947, Osterhofen, W. Germany.
3rd - June 21, 1948, Osterhofen.
4th - October 9-10, 1949, Rosenheim, W. Germany.
5th - Sept. 23, 1950, New York City.
6th - Oct. 28, Nov. 11, 25, 1951, New York City.
7th - Nov. 29, 1953, New York City.
8th - Sept. 23-Dec. 16, 1957. Jubilee session, six meetings.
9th - May 22-June 26, 1960, New York City.
10th - April 13, 1968, New York City.
11th - May 29, 1971, New York City.
12th - April 21, 1973, Toronto, Canada. Special session.
13th - Nov. 30, 1974, New York City.
14th - Nov. 27, 1976, New York City.
15th - Nov. 25, 1978, New York City.
16th - Nov. 24, 1979, New York City.
17th - Nov. 27, 1982, New York City.
18th - Aug. 30, 1986, Cleveland, Ohio.
19th - May 28, 1988, New York City.
References: A.Kalubovič, Na kryžovaj darozie, Cleveland, 1986, pp. 89-93.
