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	Kazakhstan Votes RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY
		Lukashenka became a media hero and subsequently boasted of being invited as an expert by the Soviet Cabinet of Ministers in Moscow to participate in the preparation of documents on agricultural policies at the end of the perestroika championed by the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev.
		Lukashenka managed to crush the opposition to the referendum from the Constitutional Court and a part of deputies in the Supreme Council, which was replaced by a bicameral legislature under the new constitution.
		Lukashenka was reelected in 2001 in a ballot that was described by OSCE observers as neither democratic nor fair.
	www.rferl.org /specials/belarus_votes/bios/Lukashenka.aspx (1245 words)

	Putin, Lukashenka upbeat on results of talks in Sochi - Gateway To Russia - News From Russia
		Sochi, 5 June: Vladimir Putin and [Belarusian President] Alyaksandr Lukashenka have told journalists at a news conference that they are satisfied with their talks in Sochi.
		Lukashenka admitted that in relations with Vladimir Putin on his part "there was certain circumspection that is absolutely unnecessary between Vladimir Putin and myself".
		Lukashenka said they "started the talks with discussing relations between Russia and Belarus, on the one hand, and other CIS states, on the other".
	www.gateway2russia.com /st/art_240777.php (389 words)

	Belarus News and Analysis \| Alyaksandr vs. Alyaksandr
		Officially, the former deputies of the first Belarusian parliament (including Lukashenka) and the deputies of a parliament dissolved by Lukashenka in 1997 were also invited, as well as the opposition activists who ran for parliament in 2003 but were not given a chance to win a seat because of massive election fraud.
		Alyaksandr Milinkevich, ex-deputy mayor of the western Belarusian city of Grodno and a civil-society leader, said that next year's presidential elections would be "a war, a serious war."
		Milinkevich is also very different from Lukashenka - from his haircut and his way of speaking (smooth and calm) to his vision of Belarus as a truly European country rather than a throwback to the Soviet era.
	www.data.minsk.by /belarusnews/102005/34.html (2072 words)

	Belarus Update - European Forum
		Through the years Alyaksandr Lukashenka tightened his grip and minimised the possibilities for democratic forces to organise themselves or get their messages across to the people of Belarus, who as a result hardly know of the existence of a democratic alternative.
		Alyaksandr Milinkevich – coming from the NGO sector - was seen as the best possible candidate as he had clean hands in the political scene, which has been plagued by internal conflicts for many years.
		Alyaksandr Kazulin, a former rector of Belarusian State University, became the leader of this party, which calls itself BSDP H. Kazulin also leads the Will of the People movement and challenged President Alyaksandr Lukashenka in the 2006 presidential election.
	www.europeanforum.net /country/belarus (7679 words)

	Belarusian Review :: Lukashenka Announces Referendum to Extend His Rule
		Lukashenka was first elected president in 1994, when he received 80 percent of the vote in a runoff with the then Belarusian prime minister.
		In addition, Lukashenka introduced a highly controversial practice of weeklong early voting, during which the election process is out of any public control and which, according to many observers, is the best opportunity for the authorities to manipulate the vote.
		In the evening of September 7, when Lukashenka was about to announce his decision on the October 17 plebiscite, the authorities herded several hundred people into a central square in Minsk under the pretext of staging a meeting to express support and sympathy for those who suffered from the Beslan hostage tragedy.
	www.belreview.cz /articles/2827.html (1058 words)

	ISN Security Watch - More simulated democracy for Belarus
		Alyaksandr Bukhvostau, Milinkevich's election team manager, said the annulment is a deliberate step by the authorities to discredit the united opposition candidate in his native region and undermine public trust in him.
		It has never happened in the past 10 years of Lukashenka's rule that the authorities allowed election monitors to recount the ballots at some precinct in order to compare their result with the official one.
		Lukashenka may advertise his presidential bid whenever and wherever he wants -- he may always claim that he speaks on election issues as the head of state, not as a presidential candidate.
	www.isn.ethz.ch /news/sw/details_print.cfm?id=14747 (1219 words)

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		Wild-man Alyaksandr Lukashenka, who happens also to be "President" of Belarus, is at his antics again according to this recent report from the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Newsline.:
		President Alyaksandr Lukashenka said on 31 March that his recent directive "On Measures to Enhance Public Safety and Discipline" met with support from most Belarusians, aside from drunkards, crooks, undisciplined workers, and the opposition, Belapan reported [that's the "Belarusian information company"], quoting the presidential press service.
		Lukashenka reportedly said the opposition is guided by the principle, "The worse for the people and the government, the better for the opposition." The president charged that the opposition seeks sociopolitical destabilization in the country and poses a threat to public safety.
	www.eurosavant.com /more.php?id=A277_0_1_0_M (240 words)

	Article - Belarusian leader will not ask Russia to pay for use of military facilities - News From Russia
		Alyaksandr Lukashenka drew attention to the fact that about 200m tonnes of freight travels, "under privileged terms", across Belarus from Russia to Europe or vice versa.
		Quoting Western sources, Alyaksandr Lukashenka said that if world prices were to be charged, Belarus could earn an additional 800m-1,000m US dollars from the transit of gas and oil products alone.
		However, as Alyaksandr Lukashenka stressed, Belarus is not suggesting that Russia should pay for the military facilities, for example.
	www.gateway2russia.com /st/art_12378.php (398 words)

	belarus:Attacks on the Press in 1996
		Members of President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's security detail stopped Kushner, a free-lance photographer, as he was attempting to photograph them and exposed his film.
		President Alyaksandr Lukashenka issued a decree cutting off the transmission lines connecting the Russian public television channel ORT and the Russian independent channel NTV with Belarus.
		Lukashenka justified the move by saying that the Russian channels were not objective in their news coverage.
	www.cpj.org /attacks96/countries/europe/cases/belarushar.html (638 words)

	A Ghost at the Party :: Charter'97 :: News :: 02/11/2004
		But Lukashenka’s trip to Kiev ended abruptly before the victory parade that was the centerpiece of the celebrations.
		Lukashenka himself has been balanced in his comments, saying this summer: "Yushchenko is a normal, strong, and sensible expert, and Yanukovych is a strong personality with Belarusian roots; both are very strong personalities."
		But Lukashenka’s priority at the moment is not foreign policy, but--as he said on 26 October while rewarding officials who distinguished themselves during the referendum campaign--to maintain political stability and public order.
	www.charter97.org /eng/news/2004/11/02/ghost (2090 words)

	The Baltic Caucus - External News on Baltic States - Belarus: Supporters Of Opposition Presidential Candidates Face ...
		Alyaksandr Milinkevich is the leader of the united opposition and widely seen as the strongest of President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's challengers.
		Yet even he concedes that the task of ousting Lukashenka is beyond his powers -- at least this time around: "It's impossible to beat Lukashenka in the elections, because we haven't had real elections in Belarus in a long time.
		Lukashenka, who is seeking an unprecedented third term, claims to have already collected nearly 1 million signatures.
	www.house.gov /apps/list/speech/il19_shimkus/belarus.html (756 words)

	ABM -- Post-Referendum Events -- November and December, 1996 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Alyaksandr Lukashenka was subjected to harsh criticism at the opening of the OSCE summit in Lisbon, RFE/RL reported on 2 December.
		Alyaksandr Lukashenka has had to withstand further criticism from member countries attending the OSCE summit in Lisbon, AFP reported on 3 December.
		The European Parliament (EP) condemned Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka as authoritarian and autocratic on 12 December, and urged the European Union to suspend financial aid to Belarus until "the Belarusian authorities have clearly indicated their intention to fully respect democratic and human rights," AFP reported.
	www.friends-partners.org /partners/belarus.old/post-ref.htm (2095 words)

	Avatud Eesti Fond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		On September 15, Alyaksandr Lukashenka addressed the summit dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the creation of the United Nations.
		On September 8, Alyaksandr Lukashenka said that he is not against holding the Congress of the Democratic Forces, and suggested that the Minsk city authorities offer help in providing premises for the congress.
		On September 12, Alyaksandr Lukashenka said that it would be pleasure for Belarus to receive Cuban leader Fidel Castro if he decided to visit Europe some day.
	www.oef.org.ee /_news/et/valgevene/_archive/2005-09-29_114805 (1136 words)

	BHHRG
		Lukashenka has created a social state in Europe without basing it on democratic values thus proving that an alternative path of development exists, he added.
		It is a common belief that nobody will be able to tear Alyaksandr Lukashenka from the seat of the Belarusian president.
		Lukashenka has managed to create a welfare state in the very heart of Europe without basing it on European values or democracy.
	www.bhhrg.org /mediaDetails.asp?ArticleID=991 (711 words)

	belarus:Attacks on the Press in 1996
		Specifically, he had reported incidents in which police assaulted journalists attempting to cover demonstrations against the government of President Alyaksandr Lukashenka or to publish independent newspapers, which are either suspended or banned altogether in Belarus.
		CPJ appealed to President Alyaksandr Lukashenka on Nov. 18 to cease any further harassment of the press.
		In a speech to the Belarusian Parliament, and again in television appearances Nov. 14 and Nov. 17, President Alyaksandr Lukashenka called for the expulsion of Sheremet, the Minsk correspondent for ORT, Russia's public television channel, and Stupnikov, correspondent for NTV, Russia's independent television station.
	www.cpj.org /attacks96/countries/europe/cases/belarusthr.html (601 words)

	CNN.com - Shadow over Belarus poll - September 8, 2001
		Lukashenka, a former collective farm leader, is aiming to be re-elected for his second five year term as president on September 9.
		Lukashenka, who gained power in 1994, extended his term in 1996 with a referendum which critics said was unfair and illegal.
		Lukashenka counters that the West is trying to overthrow him.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/09/07/belarus.elections (473 words)

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		Vinnikava told Fyaduta that the collapse of the Belarusian ruble in 1998 was primarily caused by a shady financial deal approved by President Alyaksandr Lukashenka, who subsequently blamed the August 1998 financial meltdown in Russia for the nosedive of the domestic currency.
		In her opinion, the deal was undertaken because of the utter incompetence of Lukashenka's economic and financial advisers.
		Lukashenka's idiosyncratic personnel policy became known to economic and financial experts from Moscow, who were offering "projects" and "programs"--like market commodities-- to new governments in the post-Soviet area through different lobbyists.
	www.infoukes.com /rfe-ukraine/2000/0208.html (2511 words)

	ABM -- Post-Referendum Events -- March and April, 1997
		He said the decision was taken because President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's policies have undermined the rule of law and the democratic legitimacy of the country's legislature.
		Alyaksandr Lukashenka has accused the opposition Belarusian Popular Front of staging unauthorized marches in Mensk to enable opposition and Russian media to report negatively on Belarus.
		Lukashenka responded by issuing a decree that reversed the court ruling, prompting the resignation of seven of the court's justices.
	www.belarus-misc.org /post-ref2.htm (4048 words)

	2006 Belarus Special Weapons News
		Lukashenka Declared Winner Of Belarus Vote RFE/RL 20 Mar 2006 -- Incumbent Alyaksandr Lukashenka has officially been declared the winner of March 19 presidential election in Belarus.
		Lukashenka Vows To Use Force On 'Troublemakers' RFE/RL 17 Mar 2006 -- Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka today warned against any attempt at stirring unrest in the country, saying security forces would "wring the neck" of troublemakers.
		Lukashenka To Opponents: "We Will Twist Their Heads Off" RFE/RL 17 Mar 2006 -- Belarus' incumbent president today said he would not allow anyone stage a coup ahead of, or during, the March 19 election in which he is standing for a third term.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/belarus/index06.html (3241 words)

	Avatud Eesti Fond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Alyaksandr Lukashenka believes it is right that Belarus has not been seeking admission to the EU.
		The politician had been sentenced to a year and a half of personal restraint for organizing a protest rally under slogans of Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s resignation.
		On September 23, a political prisoner, former deputy and a leader of the deputy group “Respublika” Syarhei Skrabets, was transferred from the Minsk remand prison to the republican prison hospital.
	www.oef.org.ee /_news/et/valgevene/2005-10-10_092713 (1160 words)

	Alyaksandr Milinkevich: “Lukashenka’s Dictatorship to Collapse In 2 Years Coming” :: Charter'97 :: News :: ...
		The leader of the democratic forces Alyaksandr Milinkevich has addressed the meeting by the Academy of Science.
		He has urged the Belarusians to join the people’s liberation movement “For Freedom!” and said that the dictatorship of Alyaksandr Lukashenka is sure to collapse in the two years.
		Alyaksandr Milinkevich: “My moral obligation is to come to October Square”
	www.charter97.org /eng/news/2006/04/26/am (374 words)

	Belarusian Review :: Thoughts and Observations
		On May 23 Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenka delivered a "state of the nation address" that was broadcast live on Belarusian TV and lasted a relatively modest 51 minutes.
		But even incumbent Alyaksandr Lukashenka's colossal win -- with more than 80 percent of the vote -- was not enough to relax the government's assault on the press.
		Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka on 27 January gave an interview to several channels of the state-run Belarusian Television.
	www.belreview.cz /rubriques/7.html (1452 words)

	BelaPAN. Belarusian information company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		And since Lukashenka is still far from retirement age, he is trying to prepare voters for an inevitable referendum that would alter the existing mechanism that prevents one person from being president for more than two terms.
		This is a short summary of an open letter to Alyaksandr Lukashenka from the people who recently drafted alternative national budget estimates for 2004.
		Alyaksandr Lukashenka's edict that introduces amendments to regulations governing the bankruptcy procedure has been one of last week's most important economic events.
	www.belapan.com /en/analit/461.html (807 words)

	Lukashenka Vows To Use Force On 'Troublemakers'
		March 17, 2006 -- Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka today warned against any attempt at stirring unrest in the country, saying security forces would "wring the neck" of troublemakers.
		Lukashenka made the comment two days ahead of the March 19 presidential election, in which he is seeking a third term in office.
		Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka today warned against any attempt at stirring unrest in the country, saying security forces would "wring the neck" of troublemakers.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1598655/posts (321 words)

	Belarus News and Analysis \| Belarus: Presidential Election Campaign Ready To Start In Earnest
		But authorities say Lukashenka's wave of media coverage is related not to the campaign but simply to information about his current presidential duties.
		As the president, Lukashenka also has the protection of antidefamation legislation, which makes public criticism of him almost impossible.
		Valery Karbalevich, an analyst with Strategy, a Minsk-based political analysis center, says the political ambitions of Kazulin, a former rector of Belarusian State University, are to be blamed for the failure.
	www.data.minsk.by /belarusnews/022006/69.html (676 words)

	World Mum While Belarus Dictator Brutalizes Nation
		Belarus is the last European nation whose people are still suffering under the brutal grip and painful isolation caused by dictator, Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
		Later, at the trial, were he was taken on the next day, it was found out that the mobile phone of the BPF leader was confiscated, his arms were twisted, he was threatened bodily harm.
		The candidate for presidency Alyaksandr Kazulin and his supporters were beaten up by SWAT policemen on March 2.
	www.rense.com /general69/belkf.htm (902 words)

	Belarus: European Parliament Considers Visa Ban On Government Officials - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The harshly worded resolution calls on EU states not to recognize Alyaksandr Lukashenka as president, and lists him among some 30 politicians it says should be banned from obtaining visas to enter the bloc.
		Opposition candidate Alyaksandr Milinkevich learned firsthand of the European Parliament's intention during his visit to a parliamentary session in Strasbourg on April 5.
		Newly reelected President Lukashenka attended a news conference in Minsk on March 20 (epa) The official results showed President Lukashenka winning a third term with nearly 83 percent of the vote, while Milinkevich finished second with about 6 percent.
	feeds.europenews.net /?rid=b207e2a3d361bd9e&cat=88176adfdf246af5&f=1 (853 words)

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