President Alexander Lukashenko

India, Belarus Sign 10 Pacts To Expand Cooperation

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 12, 2017

India and Belarus today inked 10 pacts to expand cooperation in a range of areas and decided to explore joint development and manufacture of military platforms, giving a fresh momentum in bilateral ties.

Defence Ties High On Agenda During Belarusian President's India Visit

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday September 12, 2017

India and Belarus are expected to ramp up their bilateral cooperation, including in defence and security, as the eastern European country's President Alexander Lukashenko is on a two-day visit to New Delhi.

Belarus Trolls Their President With Hilarious #GetNakedAtWork Pics

Offbeat | Amrita Kohli | Friday July 1, 2016

Can't get your workplace to implement casual Fridays? Belarus is currently doing naked work days, after having taken a rather rousing speech made by their President Alexander Lukashenko a little too literally.

Belarus Re-Elects 'Last Dictator in Europe' For Fifth Term

World News | Reuters | Monday October 12, 2015

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko won a fifth term in office by a landslide on Sunday in an election that could see an easing of relations with the West and raise questions about his ties to Vladimir Putin's Russia.

Belarus Exit Polls Show Victory for 'Last Dictator in Europe'

World News | Reuters | Monday October 12, 2015

Exit polls in Belarus showed President Alexander Lukashenko winning a fifth term by a landslide on Sunday in elections that could see an easing of relations with the West and raise questions about his ties to Vladimir Putin's Russia.

Belarus: Europe's 'Last Dictatorship'

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday October 11, 2015

Belarus, which holds a presidential election today, is a Soviet-style state sandwiched between the European Union and Russia.

Belarus President Congratulates Dissident Writer for Nobel Prize

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday October 9, 2015

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday congratulated dissident writer Svetlana Alexievich, an outspoken critic of her country's authoritarian regime, for her Nobel prize for literature.

Freed Belarus Opposition Leader Unbroken After 'Slow Murder' in Jail

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 26, 2015

Jailed for daring to stand against authoritarian Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko in 2010 elections, Mikola Statkevich walked free this month after five years behind bars, most of it in solitary confinement.

Belarus President hails 'remarkable' Azarenka

Agence France-Presse | Saturday January 28, 2012

President Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday congratulated Belarusian tennis star Victoria Azarenka on winning the Australian Open, saying the whole country was proud of her achievement.

Belarus president re-elected, others cry fraud

World News | Associated Press | Friday December 24, 2010

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko was officially declared the winner Friday of a fourth term in office in a vote that both his challengers and international monitors say was tainted by fraud.The Central Election Commission said Lukashenko won 79.6 percent of Sunday's vote, while his nearest challenger, Andrei Sannikov, got 2.4 percent.Represen...