Return of "Pahonya"
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It was on September 19, 1991.
The white-red-white flag and the "Pahonya" coat-of-arms remained state symbols till 1995, when Lukashenka changed them at the referendum.
Also, the BSSR Supreme Council took the decision on the change of name of the republic: the Republic of Belarus appeared instead of the Soviet Byelorussia, also on September 19, 1991.
