Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (Belarusian: Аляксандр Рыгоравіч Лукашэнка, Alyaksandr Ryhoravich Lukashenka), ; Taraškievica orthography: Аляксандар Рыгоравіч Лукашэнка, Russian: Александр Григорьевич Лукашенко, Aleksandr Grigoryevich Lukashenko, ; born 30 or 31 August 1954) has been serving as the President of Belarus since 20 July 1994. Before his career as a politician, Lukashenko worked as director of a state-owned agricultural farm. Under Lukashenko's rule, the government's conduct has been globally denounced for being out of line with international law and for alleged human rights violations. Belarus has been called "the last true remaining dictatorship in the heart of Europe" by former and current European and American leaders. He and other Belarusian officials are also the subject of sanctions imposed by the European Union for human rights violations.
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