World & Nation
Several thousand factory workers have taken to the streets of Minsk demanding the resignation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
Aug. 17, 2020
President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has begun his sixth term of office in an inauguration ceremony that officials did not announce in advance.
Sept. 23, 2020
Election officials in Belarus say the country’s longtime authoritarian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, has won his sixth consecutive presidential term.
Aug. 10, 2020
Thousands of retirees rally in the Belarusian capital of Minsk to demand the resignation of the country’s longtime authoritarian president.
Oct. 20, 2020
Lukashenko has faced condemnation over the vote. He says the West is manipulating his foes.
April 9, 2006
More than 900 people have been arrested in protests calling for Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to step down, a human rights group reports.
Nov. 16, 2020
In a voting campaign reminiscent of tightly controlled, Soviet-era elections, President Alexander Lukashenko easily won his fifth term Sunday to rule over what has been called the last dictatorship in Europe for another five years.
Oct. 11, 2015
Protests by tens of thousands of Belarusians against President Alexander Lukashenko have entered their seventh week.
Sept. 21, 2020
As uprising in Belarus persists, leader Alexander Lukashenko talks with Putin, who promises a $1.5-billion loan and Russian police help if needed.
Sept. 14, 2020
A fiery anti-corruption crusader scored a landslide victory as Belarussian voters turned out in force Sunday to elect the former Soviet republic’s first president.
July 11, 1994