Belarusian Governorate General

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.

Not to be confused with Belarusian Governorate.

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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