History
The Young Front was founded in 1997 and incorporated not formed organizationally movement of independent youth, united in its rows tens of youth initiatives and organisations. Since that time the Young Front has passed a number of degrees of its development, having evolved from protest movement of 1996–1997 years in right-centrist organisation according to its political ideology.
- I YF Congress was held on 6 September 1997; Paval Seviarynets (Minsk), Siarhei Pavlenka (Grodno), Alexander Asiptsov (Mogilev) were elected to be co-Chairmen of the YF
- II YF Congress held on 10 February 1999 elected Paval Seviarynets to be Chairman of the Movement.
- III Congress on 1 July 2000 reelected Paval Seviarynets to be YF Chairman and with adopting a program «Young Front of Changes», laid Christian principles and the national idea in the ideological foundation of organization.
- IV congress on 19 June 2002 reelected Paval Seviarynets to be YF Chairman.
- V YF Congress divided in two sessions, on 23 May 2004 and 23 January 2005, elected YF co-Chairmen Bakhun Siarhei and Zmitser Dashkevich.
- VI YF Congress held on 9 March 2008 adopted an updated strategy of the Young Front: Reformation of the Young Front, according to which the movement left the United Democratic Forces of Belarus (UDF). The Congress elected Zmitser Dashkevich to be Chairman of the "Young Front".
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