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Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (also transliterated as Alyaksandr Ryhoravich Lukashenka; born 30 August 1954) is a Belarusian politician who has been the president of Belarus since the office's establishment in 1994. This makes him the longest-serving European president.
6 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 · In nearly three decades in power, Mr. Lukashenko, 67, the former director of a Soviet collective pig farm, has built a cult of personality as the “Batka” — or father — of the Belarusian ...
2 days ago · Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that he was likely to issue an amnesty to some of his jailed political opponents who had taken part in protests against his re-election ...
1 day ago · TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus announced Tuesday that he will release some seriously ill political prisoners who were jailed during protests against his authoritarian rule in 2020. It is the first time Lukashenko has mentioned releasing political prisoners on humanitarian grounds since mass protests rocked the country after his disputed reelection for a sixth term in office. Lukashenko is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Belarusian ...
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.
Belarus has freed five political prisoners in a rare amnesty, almost four years after the country's leader Alexander Lukashenko launched a brutal crackdown on his domestic opponents. The 69-year ...
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.
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.
Jan 29, 2024 · Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko smile as they shake hands during a meeting of the Union State Supreme Council in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.
Jun 30, 2023 · Rumours of the demise of Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko were swirling just over a month ago, when he cut short an appearance in Moscow and was reportedly rushed to hospital.
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...
Jan 4, 2024 · President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has signed a new law that gives him lifelong immunity from criminal prosecution and prevents opposition leaders living abroad from running in future presidential elections.
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.
Feb 25, 2024 · Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko said he would run for another term in elections set to be held in 2025, Belarusian state news agency BelTA reported on Sunday.
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...
1 day ago · FILE - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a joint statement with Russian President Vladimir Putin following talks at the Palace of Independence in Minsk, Belarus, on May 24, 2024.
Jun 2, 2023 · “The only mistake” Russia and Belarus made was “that we didn’t resolve this issue in 2014-2015, when Ukraine had no army and wasn’t prepared,” Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said.
2 days ago · More. (Reuters) - Veteran Belarus opposition politician Ryhor Kastusiou has been freed from prison, human rights news site Charter '97 said on Wednesday, a day after President Alexander Lukashenko ...
Jul 2, 2021 · Read CNN’s Fast Facts for some background information about Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
Feb 16, 2023 · Alexander Lukashenko has led Belarus for 28 years, making him Europe's longest-sitting president. He is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and has supported the war in Ukraine ...
Mar 2, 2022 · An authoritarian and kleptocrat who has referred to himself as "Europe's last dictator," Lukashenko once held Russian President Vladimir Putin's government at arm's length to preserve his own ...
2 days ago · Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said his country will not allow any clashes on its border with Ukraine after its military beefed up air defences in the area due to increased Ukrainian ...
May 24, 2021 · The alleged effort to coerce Tsimanouskaya to fly home brought renewed attention to the climate of repression cultivated by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, often called “Europe’s ...
Oct 9, 2023 · Cangjie, a luxury retail street designed by Woods Bagot for Yanlord Group, a premier luxury real estate developer based in Singapore, made its grand debut in September in Suzhou. Woods Bagot Principals, Christopher Lye and Billy Ip, attended the unveiling.
May 5, 2022 · Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is defending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in an interview with The Associated Press, but he said he didn’t expect the 10-week-old conflict to “drag on this way.”
Gusu, Suzhou. / 31.3193°N 120.5918°E / 31.3193; 120.5918. Gusu District ( simplified Chinese: 姑苏区; traditional Chinese: 姑蘇區; pinyin: Gūsū Qū) is one of five urban districts and the main district of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. It was created on 1 September 2012 by the merger of the three former districts of Canglang ...
In more than 1300 years, Hanshan Temple was destroyed by fire five times (seven times in another version), and the last reconstruction was in Guangxu period (A.D. 1875-1908) of the Qing Dynasty. In history, Suzhou Hanshan Temple was one of the top ten famous temples in China.
Suzhou Silk Museum is the first museum that specializes in silk in China which well demonstrates the thousand years’ Chinese silk history, displays silk relics, fragments, garments, tapestry, brocade and shows traditional silk-weaving skills in the silk weaving workshop. You’ll have a full understanding about Chinese silk in the “City of ...
