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Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko [c] (also transliterated as Alyaksandr Ryhoravich Lukashenka; [d] born 30 August 1954) is a Belarusian politician who has been the president of Belarus since the office's establishment in 1994. [7] . This makes him the longest-serving European president. [8]
- Politician
- 1975–1977, 1980–1982, 1994–present
- Office abolished
- Independent (1992–present)
Mar 11, 2024 · 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.’.
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Mar 5, 2024 · A bill in Belarus that would outlaw the promotion of homosexuality and other behavior is set to land on lawmakers’ desks amid an unwavering crackdown on dissent initiated by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko in 2020. (Pavel Bednyakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File) By YURAS KARMANAU. Updated 5:00 PM PST, March 4, 2024.
Jul 2, 2021 · CNN — Here’s a look at the life of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Personal. Birth date: August 30, 1954 (some sources say August 31) Birth place: Kopys, Belarus. Ad Feedback. Full...
Jul 6, 2023 · July 6, 2023. A stray remark by President Alexander G. Lukashenko of Belarus neatly encapsulated the imbalance in his relationship with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in recent...
Feb 16, 2023 · Alexander Lukashenko is the president of Belarus and a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander...
Nov 25, 2021 · With a grey comb-over hairstyle, chevron-shaped moustache and a strong rural accent, Alexander Lukashenko, a former collective farm manager-turned-minor Communist official, was the only...