Alexander Lukashenko: Difference between revisions

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{{Quote|My position and the state will never allow me to become a dictator, but an authoritarian style of rule is characteristic of me, and I have always admitted it. You need to control the country, and the main thing is not to ruin people's lives.|Alexander Lukashenko, August 2003}}

'''Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko''' (August 30,1954 – ) is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_leaders_of_Belarus President of Belarus], having assumed the post on 20 July 1994. Before his career as a politician, Lukashenko worked as director of a state-owned agricultural farm and spent time with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Border_Troops Soviet Border Troops] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Army Soviet Army]. When he first entered politics, he was seen as a champion against corruption and was the only deputy to vote against the independence of Belarus from the Soviet Union.

'''Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko''' (born August 30, 1954) is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_leaders_of_Belarus President of Belarus], having assumed the post on 20 July 1994. Before his career as a politician, Lukashenko worked as director of a state-owned agricultural farm and spent time with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Border_Troops Soviet Border Troops] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Army Soviet Army]. When he first entered politics, he was seen as a champion against corruption and was the only deputy to vote against the independence of Belarus from the Soviet Union.

Under Lukashenko's rule, the Belarusian government's conduct has been criticized in reports by international non-government organizations for violations [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Belarus of human rights] and of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_law international law]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko#cite_note-8 [8]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko#cite_note-militia-9 [9]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko#cite_note-10 [10]] Belarus has been called "the last true remaining dictatorship in the heart of Europe" by former and current European and American leaders.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko#cite_note-11 [11]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko#cite_note-reuters1-12 [12]] He and other Belarusian officials are also the subject of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions sanctions] imposed by the European Union and the United States for human rights violations off and on since 2006.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko#cite_note-13 [13]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko#cite_note-14 [14]] His domestic policies are similar to those of the former Soviet Union, maintaining government control over key industries and denouncing the privatization seen in other former Soviet republics. He is also highly [[Homophobia|Homophobic]] with him even saying “It’s better to be a dictator than gay”.

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 {{Quote|My position and the state will never allow me to become a dictator, but an authoritarian style of rule is characteristic of me, and I have always admitted it. You need to control the country, and the main thing is not to ruin people's lives.|Alexander Lukashenko, August 2003}}
-'''Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko''' (August 30,1954 – ) is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_leaders_of_Belarus President of Belarus], having assumed the post on 20 July 1994. Before his career as a politician, Lukashenko worked as director of a state-owned agricultural farm and spent time with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Border_Troops Soviet Border Troops] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Army Soviet Army]. When he first entered politics, he was seen as a champion against corruption and was the only deputy to vote against the independence of Belarus from the Soviet Union.
+'''Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko''' (born August 30, 1954) is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_leaders_of_Belarus President of Belarus], having assumed the post on 20 July 1994. Before his career as a politician, Lukashenko worked as director of a state-owned agricultural farm and spent time with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Border_Troops Soviet Border Troops] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Army Soviet Army]. When he first entered politics, he was seen as a champion against corruption and was the only deputy to vote against the independence of Belarus from the Soviet Union.
 Under Lukashenko's rule, the Belarusian government's conduct has been criticized in reports by international non-government organizations for violations [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Belarus of human rights] and of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_law international law]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko#cite_note-8 [8]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko#cite_note-militia-9 [9]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko#cite_note-10 [10]] Belarus has been called "the last true remaining dictatorship in the heart of Europe" by former and current European and American leaders.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko#cite_note-11 [11]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko#cite_note-reuters1-12 [12]]</sup> He and other Belarusian officials are also the subject of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions sanctions] imposed by the European Union and the United States for human rights violations off and on since 2006.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko#cite_note-13 [13]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko#cite_note-14 [14]]</sup> His domestic policies are similar to those of the former Soviet Union, maintaining government control over key industries and denouncing the privatization seen in other former Soviet republics. He is also highly [[Homophobia|Homophobic]] with him even saying “It’s better to be a dictator than gay”.
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 [[Category:Con Artists]]
-[[Category:Anti-Catholic]]
 [[Category:Misogynists]]
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