Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, right, is seen during a military parade marking Independence Day in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. In November 1996 the holiday was set on July 3, the day when Minsk was liberated by Red Army from the Nazi invaders in 1944.

A column of Belarussian Army tanks rolls in central Minsk, on July 3, 2012, during a military parade to mark the nation's Independence Day.

Belarussian servicemen take part in a military parade during celebrations marking Independence Day in Minsk July 3, 2012.
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