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{{short description|Wikimedia list article on the historical political leaders of Belarus}}
History of [[Belarus]]ian states can be traced far to [[Principality of Polotsk]]. From 13th century lands of modern Belarus were a major part of the [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]] which later became part of the [[Polish-–Lithuanian Commonwealth]]. In 19th century Belarus together with [[Lithuania]] formed the [[Northwestern Krai]] of [[Russian Empire]]. At the beginning of the 20th century there was the short-lived [[Belarusian People's Republic]], and in 1922 Belarus became part of the [[USSR]] as [[Belarusian SSR]] except [[West Belarus]], which was under [[Second Polish Republic|Polish]] rule, which was briefly interrupted due to Soviet occupation during the [[Polish-Soviet War]]. In 1991, Belarus regained its indep(contracted; show full)
*[[Žygimantas Senasis]] (Žyhimont II Stary, Zygmunt I Stary, Žygimantas II Senasis) 1505–1548 also crowned as the [[History of Poland (1385-1569)|Polish]] King
*[[Žygimantas Augustas]] (Žyhimont III Aŭhust, Zygmunt II August, Žygimantas III Augustas) 1545–1572 also crowned as the [[History of Poland (1385-1569)|Polish]] King

==Elected kings of [[Polish
-–Lithuanian Commonwealth]]==
*[[Henry III of France|Henri Valois]] (1572–1573)
*[[Stefan Batory]] (1576–1586)
*[[Sigismund III Vasa]] (1587–1632)
*[[Ladislaus IV of Poland]] (1632–1648)
*[[John II of Poland]] (1648–1668)
*[[Michael Korybut Wisniowiecki]] (1672–1673)
*[[John III of Poland]] (1675–1696)
(contracted; show full)*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050224230315/http://rydel.net/litvania/radavod.php Grand Dukes of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania]

{{Years in Belarus}}

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[[Category:Belarus politics-related lists|Rulers]]