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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] currently the longest in Europe.
4 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.’
Nov 11, 2021 · Dubbed “Europe’s last dictator,” Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus, the mercurial leader at the center of the border conflict with Poland and Lithuania that is roiling Europe, has a long ...
Jul 6, 2023 · As you can probably guess from his nuclear comments, Alexander Lukashenko is a controversial figure. The US, EU and the UK do not recognise him as the legitimate president of Belarus.
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...
Jul 6, 2023 · The brief mutiny by the Wagner mercenary force last month has given Belarus’s autocratic leader Aleksandr G. Lukashenko an opening to upend his subservient relationship with Moscow.
Oct 2, 2021 · In a rare and exclusive interview with CNN, Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko was defiant when asked to address human rights abuses since he claimed election victory last year.
Sep 11, 2020 · Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, Europe's longest-serving ruler, is facing unprecedented opposition to his power. The 66-year-old former Soviet farm boss claimed a sixth term as...
May 15, 2023 · Alexander Lukashenko has reappeared for the first time in nearly a week after struggling during a visit to Moscow in which he skipped a breakfast hosted by Russian president Vladimir Putin ...
Nov 14, 2020 · Despite hundreds of thousands protesting against him for months, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko has been able to cling to power thanks to an all-pervasive security system.
