Historical Figure
Alexander Lukashenko
b. 1954
President of Belarus since 1994
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Biography
Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko is a Belarusian politician who has been the first and only president of Belarus since the office's establishment in 1994, making him the current longest-serving European leader.
Timeline
The story of Alexander Lukashenko, told in moments.
Won Belarus's first presidential election with 80% of the vote, running on an anti-corruption platform. He was 39 and a relative unknown.
Claimed 80% of the vote in a disputed election. Hundreds of thousands protested across Belarus. Security forces detained over 35,000 people. At least four died.
Ordered a fighter jet to intercept a Ryanair flight over Belarusian airspace and force it to land in Minsk. Authorities arrested a dissident journalist on board. The EU banned Belarusian airlines from its airspace.
In Their Own Words (18)
At five o'clock in the evening he called me and says: 'Alexander Grigorievich, I accept all your conditions. But what should I do? If we stop, they'll start whacking us." I said, "They won't. I guarantee you. I'll take care of that." We were in contact with the Russian leadership, the FSB was mainly dealing with this issue, with Bortnikov. I simply urged them not to do it. Bortnikov is a smart man. He said: "Alexander Grigorievich, well, I'm not a fool, I understand what can happen," the President said. He said: "Alexander Grigorievich, I'm not a fool, I realise what can happen. If they stop somewhere, the column will tighten... It will pile up... So that there will be no desire and temptation to attack it here. We promised: it won't happen. I told Prigozhin: "This is a guarantee." "What next?" - "Up to the point that I will take you to Belarus and guarantee you complete safety. And your guys, who have advanced here in this column." - "Yes, I believe you. I believe you." - "Good, we'll act in that direction."
"Никакого кровопролития". Лукашенко о главном условии для Пригожина, BelTA, 27 June 2023, 2023
To answer this question directly: I don't have to provide security for Prigozhin. First of all. Secondly, we never talked about it that way.
Что случилось с Пригожиным и стоит ли за этим Путин? Лукашенко ответил на все вбросы и фейки, BelTA, 25 August 2023, 2023
From Oct. 6, all price increases are forbidden. Forbidden! From today. Not from tomorrow, from today. So that prices aren't driven up in the next 24 hours.
"Belarus Leader Bans Price Rises to Tackle Inflation", Moscow Times, 6 October 2022, 2022
Putin and I once said in Saint Petersburg that we will refit Belarusian Sukhoi aircraft among other things so that they could carry nuclear weapons. Do you think we talk nonsense? Everything is ready!
"Belarus threatens to use planes with nuke warheads against West", i24 News, 26 August 2022, 2022
I shan't be holding on to this job for life. As soon as people decline my services, I'll put my briefcase under my arm and I'll be off.
"Belarus President Lukashenko in his own words", Reuters (November 27, 2012), 2012
Artifacts (13)
and I didn't know about wind-tunnel effects.
nd floor, however, was prone to sudden gusts of wind, which embarrassed Pei. "Here I was from MIT," he said, "and I didn't know about wind-tunnel effects." At the same time, he co-designed the Luce...
My father began living his own separate life pretty soon after that.
children were sent to live with extended family, as their father became more consumed by his work. Pei said: "My father began living his own separate life pretty soon after that." His father later...
If you know how to build you should also know how to destroy.
II. Pei's background in architecture was seen as a considerable asset; one member of the committee told him: "If you know how to build you should also know how to destroy." The fight against Germany...
College life in the U.S. seemed to me to be mostly fun and games
ife in the films of Bing Crosby, which differed tremendously from the academic atmosphere in China. "College life in the U.S. seemed to me to be mostly fun and games", he said in 2000. "Since I was...
I certainly don't regret the time at MIT
without meeting Wright. Although he disliked the Beaux-Arts emphasis, Pei excelled in his studies. "I certainly don't regret the time at MIT", he said later. "There I learned the science and technique
Design is something you have to put your hand to,
nd supervising the plans for them. As a result, he felt disconnected from the actual creative work. "Design is something you have to put your hand to," he said. "While my people had the luxury of...
Since I was too young to be serious, I wanted to be part of it ... You could get...
e academic atmosphere in China. "College life in the U.S. seemed to me to be mostly fun and games", he said in 2000. "Since I was too young to be serious, I wanted to be part of it ... You could get a...
There I learned the science and technique of building, which is just as essentia...
d the Beaux-Arts emphasis, Pei excelled in his studies. "I certainly don't regret the time at MIT", he said later. "There I learned the science and technique of building, which is just as essential to...
While my people had the luxury of doing one job at a time, I had to keep track o...
elt disconnected from the actual creative work. "Design is something you have to put your hand to," he said. "While my people had the luxury of doing one job at a time, I had to keep track of the...
Crosby's films in particular had a tremendous influence on my choosing the Unite...
iting to me. It's not real, we know that. Nevertheless, at that time it was very attractive to me." Pei added that "Crosby's films in particular had a tremendous influence on my choosing the United...
. The conceptualization stages were important for Pei, presenting a need and an ...
ed by the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, but felt it was "detached from nature". The conceptualization stages were important for Pei, presenting a need and an opportunity to...
I recalled the places I had seen with my mother when I was a little boy—the moun...
break from the Bauhaus tradition. He later recalled the long periods of time he spent in the area: "I recalled the places I had seen with my mother when I was a little boy—the mountaintop Buddhist...
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