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 only president of Belarus since the office's establishment in 1994, [7] making him the current longest-serving European leader. [8][9]
Belarus: Lukashenko sweeps to victory after stage-managed …
Jan 27, 2025 · Alexander Lukashenko, Europe’s longest-serving leader, has extended his 31-year rule in Belarus after being declared the winner of a presidential election that his exiled opponents and Western ...
Lukashenko wins seventh term: Why is Belarus president called 'Europe…
Jan 27, 2025 · Alexander Lukashenko has extended his 31-year rule by winning a controversial seventh term in Belarus. Amid accusations of election rigging, political repression, and growing reliance on Russia, the autocratic leader’s grip on power …
Belarus president set to extend 30-year rule as critics slam ... - CNN
Jan 26, 2025 · Belarusians are voting in a closely-managed presidential election that is all but certain to extend the one-man rule of Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994 and Europe’s longest-serving leader.
What another Lukashenko ‘victory’ will mean for Europe’s …
Jan 23, 2025 · Europe’s , Belarus’ Alexander Lukashenko, is set to run for a seventh term on Jan. 26, 2025. And even before the first vote is counted, it can be that he will prevail. With , Lukashenko – in ...
His Opponents Sidelined, Lukashenko Is Set for a 7th Term in …
Jan 25, 2025 · President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, a close ally of Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin, has been making signs of reaching out to the West. He is all but certain to win an election on Sunday.
Putin ally Lukashenko declared winner of Belarus vote that West …
Jan 27, 2025 · 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 ...
'Europe's last dictator': Belarus election set to extend Lukashenko…
Jan 24, 2025 · Since 1994, one man's name — Alexander Lukashenko — has come out on top. The 70-year old authoritarian leader is frequently dubbed "Europe's last dictator", and many of his political...
Alexander Lukashenko - Encyclopedia Britannica
Jan 27, 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.’
After 30 years in power, 'Europe's last dictator' remains
Jul 20, 2024 · Minsk regime leader Alexander Lukashenko has used Soviet-style controls to crack down on dissent over the past three decades and now firmly supports the Kremlin.