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| − | '''Alexander Lukashenko''' is the dictator of [[Belarus]] since 1994. During his tenure, he has been admonished by the [[United States]], [[European Union]] and other organizations for suppressing [[democracy]] and trying to re-instill [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] practices on the country. Due to unfair election practices, such as accusations of squashing free press and election rigging, Lukashenko was issued travel bans by the United States and the EU. | + | '''Alexander Lukashenko''' is the dictator of [[Belarus]] since 1994. During his tenure, he has been admonished by the [[United States]], [[European Union]] and other organizations for suppressing [[democracy]] and trying to re-instill [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] practices on the country. Due to unfair election practices, such as accusations of squashing free press and election rigging, Lukashenko was issued travel bans by the United States and the EU. |
== Pre-politics == | == Pre-politics == | ||
Lukashenko was born in Kopys, a city in the Vitebsk oblast in 1954. After high school, Lukashenko graduated from Mogilev State University and the Belarusian Agricultural Academy and served time with the Soviet Frontier (Border) Guards. <ref>http://www.president.gov.by/en/press10003.html</ref> | Lukashenko was born in Kopys, a city in the Vitebsk oblast in 1954. After high school, Lukashenko graduated from Mogilev State University and the Belarusian Agricultural Academy and served time with the Soviet Frontier (Border) Guards. <ref>http://www.president.gov.by/en/press10003.html</ref> | ||
| + | == Politics == | ||
| + | Before Lukashenko was the president he was the secretary of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]]. He said that he was the only member of parliament, who voted against the indepence of Belarus from the Soviet Union. He is still a symphatizer of the USSR. Belarus is the only country which intelligence service uses the name [[KGB]]. In 1994 he was democratic elected as the president of Belarus. In his tenue he started to controll courts, banks and universities and installed a dictatorship. The following elections were forged and opposition groups forbidden and persecuted.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/node/257729/print</ref> He started to improve the relationships to [[Russia]], [[Kazakhstan]] and [[Venezuela]]. In 2012 Lukashenko made a law to force people to work.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/12/05/belarus-ruler-tries-to-solve-economic-problems-by-banning-workers-from-leaving/</ref> After the gay german foreign minister Guido Westerwelle called him the "last dictator of europe", Lukashenko answered "it is better to be a dictator than gay".<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/03/05/germany-rebukes-lukashenko-on-remarks-about-gays/</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 12:24, June 23, 2013
| Alexander Lukashenko | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Date and place of birth | August 30, 1954 Kopys, Vitebsk oblast, Belarus |
| Parents | unknown |
| Claimed religion | Atheist |
| Education | Agricultural academy, Horky Mogilev State University |
| Spouse | Galina Lukashenko |
| Children | Kolja Viktor Dzmitry Lukashenko |
| Dictatorial career | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Military service | {{{military}}} |
| Highest rank attained | {{{rank}}} |
| Political beliefs | Socialism |
| Political party | Belaya Rus |
| Date of dictatorship | 1994 |
| Wars started | n/a |
| Number of deaths attributed | n/a |
Alexander Lukashenko is the dictator of Belarus since 1994. During his tenure, he has been admonished by the United States, European Union and other organizations for suppressing democracy and trying to re-instill Soviet practices on the country. Due to unfair election practices, such as accusations of squashing free press and election rigging, Lukashenko was issued travel bans by the United States and the EU.
Pre-politics
Lukashenko was born in Kopys, a city in the Vitebsk oblast in 1954. After high school, Lukashenko graduated from Mogilev State University and the Belarusian Agricultural Academy and served time with the Soviet Frontier (Border) Guards. [1]
Politics
Before Lukashenko was the president he was the secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He said that he was the only member of parliament, who voted against the indepence of Belarus from the Soviet Union. He is still a symphatizer of the USSR. Belarus is the only country which intelligence service uses the name KGB. In 1994 he was democratic elected as the president of Belarus. In his tenue he started to controll courts, banks and universities and installed a dictatorship. The following elections were forged and opposition groups forbidden and persecuted.[2] He started to improve the relationships to Russia, Kazakhstan and Venezuela. In 2012 Lukashenko made a law to force people to work.[3] After the gay german foreign minister Guido Westerwelle called him the "last dictator of europe", Lukashenko answered "it is better to be a dictator than gay".[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.president.gov.by/en/press10003.html
- ↑ http://www.nationalreview.com/node/257729/print
- ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/12/05/belarus-ruler-tries-to-solve-economic-problems-by-banning-workers-from-leaving/
- ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/03/05/germany-rebukes-lukashenko-on-remarks-about-gays/