Armenian-Belarusian relations date back to the 20th century, during the revolutionary movement in Belarus. Alexander Myasnikyan made a great contribution as the Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR) (1919), then the Deputy Chairman of the People's Council of the USSR and People's Commissar of Military Affairs. In 1944, Marshal Hovhannes Baghramyan commanded the 1st Baltic Front during the liberation of Belarus. He also headed the 3rd Belarusian front in April 1945.