Day of the Police of Belarus

The Day of the Police of Belarus (Belarusian: Дзень паліцыі Беларусі, Dzień palicyi Bielarusi; Russian: День белорусской милиции, Dyen byelorusskoy militsii) is a professional holiday of the Belarusian police (Militsiya).

On 4 March 1917, Bolshevik politician and icon Mikhail Frunze was appointed the chief of the militia of the city of Minsk.

Police officers have also on occasion been given tours of state institutions such as Independence Palace and Government House.

[3] Special reports and documentary films are also shown on television stations such as Belarus 24 and Belsat TV.

[4][5][6] The 100th anniversary of the Belarusian police was celebrated with a parade of the Militsiya and the Internal Troops on Minsk's October Square.