Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of 'Europe's …
5 hours ago · The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020, authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner with 80% of the vote. That triggered cries of fraud, months of protests and a harsh crackdown with thousands of arrests.. Not wanting to risk such unrest again by those opposing his three decades of iron-fisted rule, Lukashenko advanced the timing of the 2025 election ...
Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of ... - ABC …
11 hours ago · The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020, authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko was declared the winner with 80% of the vote. That triggered cries of fraud, months of ...
Alexander Lukashenko - Wikipedia
Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko [c] (also transliterated as Alyaksandr Ryhoravich Lukashenka; [d] born 30 August 1954) is a Belarusian politician who has been the first and to date, only president of Belarus since the office's establishment in 1994, [7] making him the current longest-serving head of state in Europe.
Alexander Lukashenko | Facts, Biography, & Presidency of Belarus ...
5 days ago · Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusian politician who espoused communist principles and who became president of the country in 1994. His decades-long autocratic rule, which was characterized by suppression of free speech and widespread election fraud, earned him the nickname ‘Europe’s last dictator.’
Lukashenko seeks easing of Belarus isolation as he extends his …
2 days ago · Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the Igora resort in the Leningrad region, Russia, December 26, 2024.
Leader of Belarus marks 30 years in power after crushing all …
Jul 19, 2024 · Soon after his first election in 1994, President Alexander Lukashenko pushed for a referendum that abandoned the country’s new red-and-white national flag in favor of one similar to what Belarus had used as a Soviet republic. (AP Photo, File)
Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko to stand for re ... - CNN
Feb 25, 2024 · Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he will run for another term in elections set to be held in 2025, a move likely to extend the long rule of a key ally of Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
Belarus: Alexander Lukashenko has been in power 30 years
Jul 20, 2024 · Alexander Lukashenko came to power in the first elections in independent Belarus on July 20, 1994. There have not been any elections that opposition parties and western states have recognized...
Biography of the President of the Republic of Belarus A.G. Lukashenko …
On 9 September 2001, Aleksandr Lukashenko was re-elected President of the Republic of Belarus with 75.6% of the vote. The main priority of Aleksandr Lukashenko’s second presidential term was to strengthen the national statehood relying on the robust social and economic development of the country.
Key events in Alexander Lukashenko's 30 years as the iron-fisted …
Jul 19, 2024 · Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko played a key role in negotiating an end to a brief uprising against the Russian Defense Ministry leadership by Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group. Belarus allows the mercenaries to relocate to Belarus in camps there. (Belarusian Defense Ministry via VoenTV via AP, File)