Belarus autocrat Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994 ... who was 39 when he won the first national election after Belarus gained independence from the Soviet Union. Criticism of the strongman is ...

2023 [Sputnik/Alexander Demyanchuk/Pool via Reuters] Early in his presidency, Lukashenko’s foreign policy echoed the old Soviet Union’s position during the Cold War. He railed against Western ...

Another, Alexander Khizhnyak, called Lukashenko “the right choice ... When the country was part of the Soviet Union, candidates would regularly receive 99 percent of the vote.

Unpredictable, authoritarian and staunchly pro-Russian, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko casts himself ... Born in 1954 in the then-Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic, Lukashenko held ...

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 Full name: Alexander Grigorievich ...

MAYNES: Yeah, you know, as you noted, we'll almost certainly see Alexander Lukashenko, a one-time collective farm manager, elected to a seventh term in office. That's extending a rule that began way ...

The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020, authoritarian leader Alexander ... people in post-Soviet Belarus have ever known. Belarus was part of the Soviet Union until its ...

Belarusian leader and Russian ally Alexander Lukashenko extended his 31-year rule on Monday after electoral officials declared him the winner of a presidential election Western governments rejected as ...

Reclusive Moscow-allied Belarus will hold a presidential election Sunday, with President Alexander Lukashenko set ...

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander ... Soviet Belarus have ever known. Here's what to know about Belarus, its election and its relationship with Russia: Belarus was part of the Soviet ...