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. [8]
Election in Belarus is poised to extend the 30-year rule of ... - PBS
1 day ago · Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over 30 years, is poised to extend his rule in an election that concludes Sunday and that the opposition ...
Lukashenko: Before 2025 election, ‘still afraid of the people’
21 hours ago · Lukashenko: Before 2025 election, ‘still afraid of the people’ As Belarus votes amid repression, what drives Alexander Lukashenko, the president likely to secure a seventh term.
Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of 'Europe's …
1 day ago · With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, the 70-year-old Alexander Lukashenko is back on the ballot, all but certain to add a seventh presidential term.
Alexander Lukashenko | Facts, Biography, & Presidency of …
Jan 19, 2025 · 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.’
Key Events in Alexander Lukashenko's 30 Years as the Iron-Fisted …
Jul 19, 2024 · Aug. 9, 2020 — Lukashenko wins a sixth term with 80% of the vote in an election that is denounced as fraudulent at home and abroad, with key opposition figures prevented …
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.
Alexander Lukashenko | AP News
Dec 27, 2024 · Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over 30 years, is poised to extend his rule in an election that concludes Sunday and that the opposition dismisses as a farce.
Alexander Lukashenko: from Putin’s puppet to Prigozhin’s saviour
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.
Who Is Aleksandr Lukashenko? - The New York Times
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.