Alexander Lukashenko, 2007
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 .
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]
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↑ Mirovalev, Mansur (November 25, 2021). "Europe's 'last dictator': Who is Belarus's Alexander Lukashenko?" . Aljazeera .
↑ "Lukashenko reveals his military rank" . belarus.by . Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2019 .
↑ "Менск: да «Рыгі» дабраліся сілавікі, пачалася зачыстка, чуваць шумавыя гранаты, будуюцца барыкады" . Радыё Свабода (in Belarusian).
↑ "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.
↑ Dave Lawler, U.S. no longer recognizes Lukashenko as legitimate president of Belarus , Axios (24 September 2020).
↑ "Які країни не визнали інавгурацію Лукашенка. Список" . BBC News Україна (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2021-01-11 .
↑ Europe's last dictator got COVID-19 after telling people they could avoid it by drinking vodka and going to the sauna
↑ Sanctions List Search
↑ 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
↑ "Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK" (PDF) . Government of the United Kingdom . Retrieved 2021-09-08 .
↑ Searching for subjects of sanctions
↑ "Backgrounder: Belarus sanctions" . Global Affairs Canada . 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2021-09-13 .
↑ "Japan hits Russia and Belarus with more sanctions over Ukraine invasion" . The Japan Times . 8 March 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023 .
↑ "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 .
↑ {{Cite web|author=Nanaia Mahuta |date=2021-06-17|title=New Zealand introduces Belarus travel bans|url=https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-zealand-introduces-belarus-travel-bans%7Curl-status=live%7Caccessdate=2021-10-24%7Cwork= Government of New Zealand |language=en|archive-date=2021-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027112556/https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-zealand-introduces-belarus-travel-bans}
↑ "Belarus" . Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand) . Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 2021-10-24 .
↑ Nanaia Mahuta (2022-05-16). "Belarusian leaders and defence entities targeted under latest round of sanctions" . Government of New Zealand . Retrieved 2023-03-01 .
↑ "https://www.svoboda.org/a/lukashenko-zayavil-chto-v-2025-godu-poydyot-na-vybory/32834331.html" . Svoboda (in Russian). 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2024-02-25 .