Soviet Border Troops
Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko or Alyaksand(a)r Ryhoravich Lukashenka (born 31 August 1954) is a Belarusian politician who has served as the president of Belarus since the establishment of the office on 20 July 1994. Prior to his political career, Lukashenko worked as director of a state farm ("sovkhoz"), and served in the Soviet Border Troops and in the Soviet Army.