Veteran Belarusian Opposition Figure Alyaksandr Milinkevich Dies Aged 79
The 2006 presidential candidate and Sakharov Prize winner was a longtime critic of Alyaksandr Lukashenko and died after an illness, his stepson said.
- On August 11, Belarusian opposition leader Alyaksandr Milinkevich died in Warsaw at age 79, with his stepson, journalist Ihar Kulei, announcing the passing on social media.
- In 2006, Milinkevich challenged Alyaksandr Lukashenka for the presidency as the united opposition candidate, receiving the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought that same year.
- A physicist and academic by training, Milinkevich advocated for a pro-European vision, arguing that Belarus's destiny involved "returning to the European family from which we were forcibly taken into an empire."
- Exiled since 2021, Milinkevich served as external adviser to opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and founded the Free Belarusian University, headquartered in Warsaw.
- European Parliament President Roberta Metsola hailed his "fight for democracy," while Tsikhanouskaya described him as "a man of exceptional dignity" whose devotion to Belarusian culture remains a point of reference.
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The anniversary of the true patriot of Belarus.
Belarusian opposition politician Alexander Milinkevich, who ran against dictator Alexander Lukashenko in the 2006 elections, died on Tuesday at the age of 79. His family and later the head of the Belarusian opposition, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, announced the news.
Independent Belarusian portals reported Milinkevich's death, citing information provided by the politician's relatives. Latushka said that Milinkevich was a prominent Belarusian social and political activist. He will leave a bright mark on Belarusian history. "He is a man who will undoubtedly leave a very bright, distinct mark on Belarusian history, who has always fought for a free and democratic Belarus. It was a great honor for me to know him …
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currenttime.tvIn the 1980s, Belarusian opposition politician and social activist Alexander Milinkevich died and was reported dead on Facebook by journalist Igor Kuley, son of Milinkevich's wife, Inna Kuley.
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