Jan Sierada

Ivan Mikitavič Sierada (13 May [O.S. 1 May] 1879 — after 19 November 1943), better known by the pseudonyms of Jan or Janka was a Belarusian statesman, pedagogist and writer who served as the first president of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic.

Jan Sierada
Ян Серада
Sierada in 1918
Chairman of the People's Secretariat of the Belarusian Democratic Republic
In office
22 July 1918  11 November 1918
Serving with Raman Skirmunt
Preceded byJazep Varonka
Succeeded byAnton Luckievich
President of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic
In office
9 March 1918  14 May 1918
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJazep Losik
Personal details
Born
Ivan Mikitavič Sierada

(1879-05-13)13 May 1879
Zadzvieji, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire
(now Belarus)
Diedafter 19 November 1943(1943-11-19) (aged 64)
Soviet Union
Political partyBelarusian Socialist Assembly
Alma materWarsaw University of Life Sciences
ProfessionScientist, agricultural technologist
Military service
Allegiance Russian Empire
Branch/serviceImperial Russian Army
Years of service1905–1906
1914–1918
Battles/warsRusso-Japanese War
World War I
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