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Alexander Lukashenko

Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (born 30 August 1954) is the President of the country of Belarus. He has been its leader since 1994. He was the first leader of the country to be chosen by Belarus citizens.

Alexander Lukashenko
Александр Лукашенко
Аляксандр Лукашэнка
Alexander Lukashenko 2022 (cropped).jpg
Lukashenko in 2022
President of Belarus
Assumed office
20 July 1994
Disputed since 23 September 2020[1]
Prime Minister
Preceded byMyechyslaw Hryb
(as head of state and Chairman of the Supreme Council)
Chairman of the Supreme State Council
of the Union State
Assumed office
26 January 2000
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
General Secretary
Preceded byOffice established
Member of the Supreme Council of Belarus
In office
25 August 1991 – 20 July 1994
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born
Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko

(1954-08-31) 31 August 1954 (age 70)
Kopys, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyIndependent (1992–present)
Other political
affiliations
Spouse(s)
Children
MotherEkaterina Trofimovna Lukashenko
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionEconomist and Collective Farmer[2]
Signature
Websitepresident.gov.by
Military service
Allegiance
Branch/service
Years of service
  • 1975–1977
  • 1980–1982
  • 1994–present
RankCommander-in-Chief
Lieutenant Colonel[3]
Alexander Lukashenko, 2007

Before becoming the leader, he belonged to the law making section of the government. He was also in the military of the Soviet Union and ran a factory that made things to help farming.

His re-election in 2020 was seen as controversial with many saying it was rigged and unfair. His re-election caused many to protest against the election results.[4] After the contested election, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, Ukraine and the United States do not recognize him as the legitimate president of Belarus.[5][6][7]

In July 2020, he said that he had COVID-19 after telling people that to avoid the disease they should drink vodka and go to a sauna.[8]

Alexander Lukashenko is under the sanctions of the United States,[9] the European Union,[10] the United Kingdom,[11] Switzerland,[12] Canada,[13] Japan,[14] Australia[15] and New Zealand[16][17][18]

On February 25, 2024, Alexander Lukashenko announced that he was running for the 2025 presidential elections, which means that he is running for an eighth consecutive term.[19]

Alexander Lukashenko Media

  • President Lukashenko on a postage stamp from 1996

  • Official ceremony of signing Treaty on Establishing Russian-Belarusian Union at the Kremlin Palace, between the Russian President Boris Yeltsin and Belarusian President Lukashenko, 1997

  • VITEBSK, BELARUS. President Putin with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma during the inauguration of the Day of Friendship of the Peoples of the Three Slavic States as part of the 10th International Slavic Bazaar Festival.

  • Alexander Lukashenko alongside Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a state-visit to Syria in December 2003

  • Meeting of Alexander Lukashenko with Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei and president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2006

  • Lukashenko with Dmitry Medvedev in the Kremlin, December 2008

  • Dmitry Medvedev and Alexander Lukashenko observed the final phase of the Zapad-2009 strategic exercises that took place in Baranavichy, Belarus.

  • Lukashenko and Putin at the Russian-Belarusian strategic military exercises in 2013

  • Leaders of Belarus, Russia, Germany, France, and Ukraine at the Minsk II summit, 11–12 February 2015

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a bilateral meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko

  • Lukashenko, with a gun, arrived by helicopter in the Palace of Independence.

  • Lukashenko visited the Lida Central District Hospital in 2021, during his working trip to the Grodno region.

References

  1. ↑ "Exiled leader calls weekend of protests in Belarus". BBC News. 14 August 2020. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-53780685. Retrieved 15 August 2020. 
    "Golos platform presents the final report on the presidential election". Voiceofbelarus.com. 20 August 2020. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
    "EU rejects Lukashenko inauguration as illegitimate". Dw.com. 24 September 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
    Ljunggren, Josh Smith (29 September 2020). Britain and Canada impose sanctions on Belarus leader Lukashenko. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-belarus-election-sanctions/britain-and-canada-impose-sanctions-on-belarus-leader-lukashenko-idUKKBN26K2QV. Retrieved 13 December 2020. 
    "OSCE Report on the Presidential Elections 2020 in Belarus" (PDF). Osce.org. 29 October 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
    "Belarus protesters battered, bruised but defiant after 100 days". BBC News. 17 November 2020. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54961111. Retrieved 13 December 2020. 
  2. ↑ Mirovalev, Mansur (November 25, 2021). "Europe's 'last dictator': Who is Belarus's Alexander Lukashenko?". Aljazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/25/belarus-leaders-trajectory-from-communist-farmer-to-paranoid. 
  3. ↑ "Lukashenko reveals his military rank". belarus.by. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Менск: да «Рыгі» дабраліся сілавікі, пачалася зачыстка, чуваць шумавыя гранаты, будуюцца барыкады". Радыё Свабода (in беларуская).
  5. ↑ "El Pais interview with HR/VP Borrell: "Lukashenko is like Maduro. We do not recognize him but we must deal with him"". eeas.europa.eu. 24 August 2020.
  6. ↑ Dave Lawler, U.S. no longer recognizes Lukashenko as legitimate president of Belarus, Axios (24 September 2020).
  7. ↑ "Які країни не визнали інавгурацію Лукашенка. Список" (in uk). BBC News Україна. https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/news-54276978. Retrieved 2021-01-11. 
  8. ↑ Europe's last dictator got COVID-19 after telling people they could avoid it by drinking vodka and going to the sauna
  9. ↑ Sanctions List Search
  10. ↑ COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1648 of 6 November 2020 implementing Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus
  11. ↑ "Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK" (PDF). Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  12. ↑ Searching for subjects of sanctions
  13. ↑ "Backgrounder: Belarus sanctions". Global Affairs Canada. 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  14. ↑ "Japan hits Russia and Belarus with more sanctions over Ukraine invasion". The Japan Times. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  15. ↑ "Australia places additional sanctions on Russia and Belarus". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Media release). 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  16. ↑ Nanaia Mahuta (2021-06-17). "New Zealand introduces Belarus travel bans". Government of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  17. ↑ "Belarus". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand). Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  18. ↑ Nanaia Mahuta (2022-05-16). "Belarusian leaders and defence entities targeted under latest round of sanctions". Government of New Zealand. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  19. ↑ "https://www.svoboda.org/a/lukashenko-zayavil-chto-v-2025-godu-poydyot-na-vybory/32834331.html". Svoboda (in русский). 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2024-02-25. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)


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