The Association of Belarusians in Great Britain (, Zhurtavaà Ânie bielarusaà  u Vialikaj Brytanii) is the oldest Belarusian organisation in the United Kingdom uniting members of the Belarusian diaspora since the late 1940s until the present day.
After the end of World War II, several thousand ethnic Belarusians landed in Britain. Most of these people were former soldiers of the Polish Anders Army. Some of them were stationed in Britain during the war (1st Polish corps), with the bulk arriving from Italy with the 2nd Polish corps. The ranks were further swelled by arrival of so-called âÂÂdisplaced personsâ who found themselves outside Belarus during the war.
In 1946 the Association of Belarusians in Great Britain was established, with Dr. Vincent à ½uk-Hryà ¡kieviàas its chair. It soon became a âÂÂwell-established and growing organisationâÂÂ.
The organisation had branches in London, Manchester and Bradford and acquired several buildings for its activities, including the Belarusian House in Islington, London. It became the first organization of the Belarusian diaspora established by the wave of emigrants from Belarus after World War II.
With the support of the association, the Anglo-Belarusian Society was established in 1954 with the aim to promote Belarusian-British contacts.
The AssociationâÂÂs present-day activities include among others:
In 2018 the Association organised celebrations of the centenary of the proclamation of the Belarusian Democratic Republic at the Palace of Westminster.
Mikalaj Packajeu is the currentÃÂ head of the Association.