Here’s a look at the life of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Personal Birth date: August 30, 1954 (some sources say August 31) Birth place: Kopys, Belarus Full name: Alexander Grigorievich ...

As opposition-minded Belarusians will tell you the countrys presidential election on January 26 isnt a real election ...

Alexander Lukashenko, the autocratic leader of Belarus who claimed victory in another election derided as a sham, played a "dirty game" in releasing an American hostage to coincide with the ballot ...

Instead of hard politics, state media and pro-government social-media accounts often play up Lukashenko's supposed everyman qualities, running footage of the president playing ice hockey or ...