Alexander Lukashenko

Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (born 30 August 1954) is the President of the country of Belarus. He has been its leader since 1994. He was the first leader of the country to be chosen by Belarus citizens. 

Before becoming the leader, he belonged to the law making section of the government. He was also in the military of the Soviet Union and ran a factory that made things to help farming.

His re-election in 2020 was seen as controversial with many saying it was rigged and unfair. His re-election caused many to protest against the election results. After the contested election, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, Ukraine and the United States do not recognize him as the legitimate president of Belarus.Dave Lawler, U.S. no longer recognizes Lukashenko as legitimate president of Belarus , Axios (24 September 2020).

In July 2020, he said that he had COVID-19 after telling people that to avoid the disease they should drink vodka and go to a sauna.Europe's last dictator got COVID-19 after telling people they could avoid it by drinking vodka and going to the sauna

Alexander Lukashenko is under the sanctions of the United States,Sanctions List Search the European Union,COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1648 of 6 November 2020 implementing Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus the United Kingdom, Switzerland,Searching for subjects of sanctions Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Ukraine.

On February 25, 2024, Alexander Lukashenko announced that he was running for the 2025 presidential elections, which means that he is running for an eighth consecutive term.

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