Protesters in Minsk celebrated the anniversary of the country's departure from the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991.<br /><br />Footage from August 25 shows protesters in Minsk's Independence Square celebrate the day, as those who remember the day in 1991 thank current protesters for their 'strength and resoluteness'.<br /><br />Belarus declared independence from the Soviet Union on 25 August 1991 after a nearly 71-year occupation.
