Aleksandr Lukashenko

Alexander Grigorievich Lukashenko is the first and only president of the Republic of Belarus, whom people have trusted for over 20 years. In the world community, the Belarusian leader is called “the last dictator of Europe”, with a hint of his undemocratic rule, but every citizen of the republic considers him an authority and example in everything, which explains his political longevity.

Alexander Lukashenko was born on August 30, 1954 in the urban-type settlement Kopys, located in the Vitebsk region of Belarus. The future president was brought up only by his mother, Ekaterina Trofimovna, who worked as a milkmaid on a farm. There is almost no information about Lukashenko's father, it is only known that he was a forester.

The Belarusian head spent his childhood in the village of Alexandria in the center of the Dneprovsky collective farm, where he attended an ordinary high school with the village children, after which he entered the Faculty of History at the Mogilev Pedagogical Institute. In 1975, Lukashenko received a diploma of a teacher of history and social science and, as a young specialist in assignment, was sent to the city of Shklov, where in secondary school No. 1 he took the position of secretary of the Komsomol committee. After working there for several months, Alexander Grigorievich was drafted into the army and for the next two years served in the border troops of the KGB.

After the army, the future president of Belarus continued his Komsomol activities as the secretary of the Komsomol committee in the Mogilev City Pischetorg. In 1979, Alexander Grigorievich received membership in the CPSU, and in 1980 he went to serve in the army for the second time, in which for the next two years he commanded a tank company for political affairs.

He was appointed deputy chairman of the Shklov collective farm "Udarnik" after a second term in the army, and then took the post of deputy director of a building materials combine in the same regional center.

In 1985, the future political leader received a second higher education in economics, graduating from the correspondence faculty of the Belarusian Agricultural Academy. At the same time, he headed the state farm "Gorodets", the successful activity of which allowed the young specialist to lay the foundation for his future political takeoff.

Lukashenka was the first to introduce lease contracts in state farms in the context of perestroika, thanks to which the unprofitable state farm turned into an advanced one in a short period. In his youth, he already demonstrates successful management results.

Alexander Grigorievich got into big politics thanks to his achievements at the "Gorodets" collective farm. His efforts and merits were duly appreciated by the top leadership of the USSR, Alexander Grigorievich was invited to Moscow, where he became a people's deputy of the Byelorussian SSR. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the homeland of the young politician became a sovereign state, which allowed him to rapidly climb the vertical of power and build a dizzying political career.

Having built a reputation for himself as a defender of the people and a fighter against corrupt authorities, the politician won the confidence of the electorate. Despite intrigues, he was able to break through to power. Lukashenka's "exposing" activities allowed him to become the most popular politician of the time, surrounded by a large number of associates.

After the start of the implementation of the plans of the future president of Belarus, many members of the team left him, going into opposition. For some, leaving Lukashenka became the final political biography, since only a few people who did not support the future Belarusian head of state were able to stay in the upper echelons of power.

The electoral program of Alexander Lukashenko was based on the position of “saving” the economy, which was on the verge of collapse. The promising politician planned to change the situation in several ways: he promised people that he would save the population from poverty, destroy the mafia, reduce inflation and restore ties with Russia and other former Soviet republics. The population actively supported the candidacy of Alexander Grigorievich in the 1994 presidential elections, as a result of which Lukashenko became the first president of the independent Republic of Belarus, gaining more than 80% of the vote.

The bright political leader Alexander Lukashenko, having come to power, immediately began to implement his plan to bring the Republic of Belarus out of the crisis. From the first days of his presidency, he held a referendum in which the Russian language was given state status, the flag and coat of arms of the young state were introduced, and political integration with Russia was approved.

Thanks to Lukashenko, in 1995, the Payment and Customs Unions were created between Belarus and Russia, and an agreement on friendship, cooperation and good-neighborliness with the Russian Federation was signed. Literally a year later, economic and humanitarian integration was established with the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In November 1996, the Belarusian leader carried out a constitutional reform, unrecognized by the US and the EU, according to which the five-year presidential term was re-started, and the head of the republic was given great powers.

Lukashenka's second presidential term began in 2001, when Alexander Grigorievich won over 75% of the vote in the first round of elections. Then the world community and the OSCE stated that the presidential elections in Belarus did not meet international standards, but Russian President Vladimir Putin personally congratulated the victorious Lukashenko, publicly welcoming his re-election.

Having come to power for the second time, the Belarusian leader began to pursue a controversial policy with Russia - Lukashenka and Putin could not find a compromise solution in matters of governance and the introduction of a single currency. In addition, the tense situation between the Russian and Belarusian leaders was aggravated by the gas scandal that arose against the backdrop of Moscow's reduction and complete cessation of gas supplies to the Republic of Belarus.

At the same time, in economic terms, Alexander Grigorievich achieved significant success, and also held a third referendum, at which amendments to the Constitution of Belarus were approved, providing for the removal of the limitation in the form of two presidential terms for one person. The results of this referendum, like the two previous ones, were not recognized in the United States and the European Union, against which a number of economic sanctions were imposed against the republic and Lukashenko himself.

Despite this, the head of state did not retreat a step from his political direction, saying that there would be no “color revolutions” in Belarus, since he would not allow Western bandits to establish “order” in his country.

In March 2006, the third presidential elections were held in the Republic of Belarus, in which Lukashenka became the permanent leader, gaining more than 83% of the vote. Lukashenko's third presidential term is notable for the fact that the Belarusian leader made a fundamental decision to build a nuclear power plant that will provide the country with cheap energy, which will save up to $ 1 billion a year on natural gas imports.

Having retained his high positions of popularity, loyalty and love of Belarusians, Alexander Lukashenko again wins the presidential elections in 2010 and becomes the permanent leader of his country for the fourth time. All of Aleksandr Grigorievich's victories in the opposition and in the West were called "falsification", although this time OSCE observers admitted that the elections were transparent and democratic.

Lukashenko's fourth presidential term fell on the acute currency crisis in Belarus in 2011, during which the ruble was devalued against the dollar by 189%. But at the same time, the Belarusian head did not recognize the economic crisis in the country and continued to pursue his policy in the chosen direction. According to the results of the 2012 parliamentary elections, as in previous times, only Lukashenka's supporters entered, with whom the Belarusian leader was able to overcome financial difficulties in the country.

For all 20 years of the rule of Belarus, Alexander Grigorievich managed to bring the country to a leading world level in terms of the rate of economic and production growth, while preserving the domestic mechanical engineering, agriculture and the oil refining industry. Despite numerous EU and US sanctions, the Belarusian leader was able to maintain good relations with many world countries and remain an authority for his people.

In 2015, Lukashenko took part in the presidential race for the fifth time. Having won a convincing victory, he again headed the power in the country. Nevertheless, the politician did not rule out that the factor of fatigue from his 20-year rule may already be present among the population, but this did not affect the level of the people towards him.

The politician's speeches are often quoted by Belarusian and foreign media. Many foreign citizens have long been quoting Lukashenka's speeches, trying to interpret the meaning of his messages in different ways. Voters are especially interested in his opinion on specific events, as well as the future development of relations with neighboring countries - Ukraine and Russia.

In 2014, the President of Belarus has repeatedly commented on the situation in Ukraine. Lukashenka called the political situation in the country "a nightmare and a disaster."    

Lukashenko on the events in Ukraine: 

According to the head of the Belarusian state, ex-President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych is primarily to blame for such terrible consequences, since it was the leader of the nation who was responsible for all the processes that took place in the country, rejecting the opinion of different segments of the population.

Lukashenka spoke even more harshly about Crimea. At a meeting with media representatives, he repeatedly noted that he often discussed this problem with representatives of the top Ukrainian leadership. According to the head of Belarus, in 2014, at a meeting with the acting president of Ukraine, Alexander Turchinov, he directly expressed his opinion, saying that one must fight for their land, and the Ukrainian authorities actually ignored the circumstances.

Repeatedly in Belarus, they discussed the statements of their president about Russia. Lukashenka has always focused his attention on strong friendship with the neighboring state, pointing out not only partnership relations, but also, in fact, “fraternal mutual understanding, blood kinship of peoples”. Nevertheless, in 2016, the statements of the President of Belarus began to change somewhat.

During his address to the National Assembly, Lukashenko not only emphasized the importance of alliance with the Russian Federation, but also reproached his partners for dismissive of the Belarusian position: “We are brothers with Russia, but we will not be errand boys.”

Already in 2017, during a traditional meeting with representatives of the public and the media, the leader of Belarus criticized the Russian side, accusing him of violating the union agreements. In particular, he noted that the oil and gas dispute between Belarus and Russia, which has been going on for almost a year, he considers "a mockery".

The oil and gas dispute has become a painful topic in relations between the two states. Minsk announced an unfair price for Russian gas and unilaterally began to pay for it at a lower cost. In turn, Moscow announced a reduction in duty-free supplies of oil resources to the neighboring country, attributing this both to underpayment for gas and to a decrease in supplies of oil products from the Russian Federation.

The personal life of Alexander Lukashenko is not as constant as his political career. In 1975, the Belarusian leader married his school friend Galina Zhelnerovich, who bore him two sons, Viktor and Dmitry. Lukashenko's eldest son holds the post of advisor to the Belarusian head of the country's National Security Council, and Dmitry heads the central council of the Presidential Sports Club.

The Belarusian press has repeatedly reported that in recent years the president has not lived with his wife, but at the same time officially continues to be married to Galina. Lukashenka's wife lives in the village of Ryzhkovichi and is under the constant protection of her husband, on whose behalf she does not give any comments on the relationship with her husband to the press.

According to official data, in 2004, the illegitimate son Nikolai was born to the President of Belarus, who, according to media reports, was born by the former doctor of the presidential family Irina Abelskaya.

Also, the President of Belarus has two grandchildren and five granddaughters, whom Lukashenko always tries to allocate time for communication. Lukashenka's grandchildren do not feel a lack of attention from their influential grandfather, for whom they are the highest priority persons in the family.

The president also devotes a lot of his free time to ice hockey, which has been his hobby since childhood. He trains regularly, maintains his physical condition and hosts tournament games in which he sets the rules.

Lukashenko's other hobby is cross-country skiing, in which he not only skates with his bodyguards and associates, but also competes with high-ranking officials of other countries, including Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev.

In 2017, media representatives are interested in the life and work of Alexander Lukashenko no less than in previous years. The public of Belarus also began to follow closely the life of Nikolai, the son of Alexander Lukashenko.

The youngest son of the permanent Belarusian head regularly appears with his father at many official events, journalists believe that this fact is an indicator that Alexander Grigorievich is preparing Nikolai for the presidency. Journalists repeatedly asked the politician about his son, trying to get confirmation of their own conjectures, but the head of Belarus hastened to assure the public that he does not want such a “presidential fate” for his child.

TV viewers also remember the interview of Alexander Lukashenko with the famous Russian TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak. After the conversation, the presenter herself admitted that the conversation turned out to be quite frank, and the famous politician knows how to charm.

In social networks, users often discuss the statements of the Belarusian leader about specific situations and problems. Especially the users actively discussed the audio recording that appeared on the video hosting Youtube, in which the allegedly famous pranker Vovan was able to personally play a joke on the phone of Alexander Lukashenko. Such a recording has become very popular on the largest video hosting network on the Internet, gaining more than 400 thousand views.

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