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Yuri Senko
Yuri Alekseevich Senko (; born 1967) is a Belarusian politician, diplomat and trade unionist serving as chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions since 2024. From 2020 to 2023, he served as ambassador of Belarus to China. From 2014 to 2020, he served as chairman of the . He is the leader of the initiative group supporting the candidacy of Alexander Lukashenko Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (also transliterated as Alyaksandr Ryhoravich Lukashenka; born 30 August 1954) is a Belarusian politician who has been the first and only president of Belarus since the office's establishment in 1994, making hi ... for the 2025 presidential election. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Senko, Yuri 1967 births Living people Ambassadors of Belarus to China 21st-century diplomats 21st-century Belarusian politicians Belarusian trade unionists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federation Of Trade Unions Of Belarus
The Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus (; ) is a trade union centre in Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a .... It has evolved from the Soviet-era official unions. In 1990s, it has been in conflict with the government over issues such as living standards and union interference. However, in the 21st century, the Federation became a pro-government organization, and its true goal changed to protection the power of Alexander Lukashenko, rather than the interests of workers. References Further reading * General Confederation of Trade Unions National trade union centers of Belarus World Federation of Trade Unions {{Europe-trade-union-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Orda
Mikhail Sergeyevich Orda (; born 28 September 1966) is a Belarusian trade unionist and politician. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2024, having previously served from 2000 to 2012. From 2014 to 2024, he served as chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions. From 2016 to 2019, he was a member of the Council of the Republic. From 2003 to 2006, he served as first secretary of the Belarusian Republican Youth Union The Belarusian Republican Youth Union ( (БРСМ), (БРСМ, ''BRSM'')) is a youth club, youth organization in Belarus. Its goals are to promote patriotism and to instill morality, moral values into the youth of Belarus, using activities such .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Orda, Mikhail 1966 births Living people Members of the House of Representatives of Belarus Members of the Council of the Republic of Belarus 20th-century Belarusian politicians 21st-century Belarusian politicians Belarusian trade unionists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarus–China Relations
Relations between Belarus and the People's Republic of China have been generally positive, with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko advocating that Belarus should take an approach of "understanding China, learning from China, and approaching China." History Belarus became an independent country in 1991 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Lukashenko was elected President of Belarus on July 20, 1994, and has been re-elected since. From early in his presidency, Lukashenko has advocated that Belarus should adopt an approach of "understanding China, learning from China, and approaching China." Lukashenko visited China several times between 1995 and 2019, seeking to develop diplomatic and economic ties. In 2011, the two countries agreed to construct an industrial park in Belarus. After Chinese President Xi Jinping's announcement of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, Belarus responded positively and sought to combine the benefits of the Chinese initiative with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (also transliterated as Alyaksandr Ryhoravich Lukashenka; born 30 August 1954) is a Belarusian politician who has been the first and only president of Belarus since the office's establishment in 1994, making him the List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office, current longest-serving European leader. Before embarking on his political career, Lukashenko worked as the director of a state farm (''sovkhoz'') and served in both the Soviet Border Troops and the Soviet Army. In 1990, Lukashenko was elected to the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, he assumed the position of head of the interim anti-corruption committee of the Supreme Council of Belarus. In 1994, he won the presidency in the country's 1994 Belarusian presidential election, inaugural presidential election after the adoption of a new Constitution of Belarus, constitution. Lukashenko opposed Shock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolai Snopkov
Nikolai Gennadievich Snopkov (; born 14 September 1969), or Mikalay Henadzyevich Snapkow (), is a Belarusian politician serving as first deputy prime minister since 2020. From 2009 to 2014, he served as Minister of Economy. He has also served as deputy chairman of the Presidential Administration of Belarus and as the Belarusian ambassador to China. Biography Snopkov was born on 14 September 1969. In 1986, he started working as a repair shop worker at the state farm "Trastino" in the Khotsimsky district of Mogilev. He then graduated in 1991 from the Belarusian Agricultural Academy. After graduating from the academy, he worked as an economist at the breeding plant "Lenina", as an economist at a Grodno pig breeding control and testing station, and as a senior economist at the EVSA "Pisarovschchina". From 1992 to 1994 he then worked as an accountant of the districting housing and communal services department for Dribinsky. From 1994 to 1996 he was deputy manager of the Dribinsky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Chervyakov (born 1966)
Aleksandr Viktorovich Chervyakov (; born 1966) is a Belarusian politician serving as ambassador to China since 2024. From 2020 to 2023, he served as minister of economy. In 2023, Aleksandr Chervyakov was added to the sanctions list of Canada. Early life Chervyakov was born on 15 September 1966 in Babinichi, which was part of the Orsha district in the Byelorussian SSR at the time of his birth. In 1988, he graduated from the Belarusian Russian State Agricultural Academy in Horki. After graduating, he worked as an engineer and then was the leading mechanical engineer of a pig-breeding complex at the Yubileyny state farm, which was also located in the Orsha district. From 1991 to 1994 he studied again at his alma mater. Afterward, he worked at the Department of Mechanization of Animal Husbandry of Agricultural Production in a variety of roles such as an assistant, senior lecturer, associate professor, and as a doctoral student. In 2002 he became a Candidate of Sciences. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarus Today
''Belarus Today'' (; ) is a state run publisher in Belarus; it controls numerous media entities such as their current namesake publication ''Belarus Today''. It was named ''Sovetskaya Belorussiya – Belarus' Segodnya'' previously. Dzmitry Zhuk, the editor-in-chief of Sovetskaya Belorussiya, came under EU and Swiss sanctions in summer 2024. See also * Mass media in Belarus The mass media in Belarus consists of TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, cinema, and Internet-based websites/portals. The media is monopolized by the government, which owns all TV channels, most of the radio and print media. Broadcasting is mo ... Notes References Further reading * Szostek, J. (2015)Russian influence on news media in Belarus ''Communist and Post-Communist Studies'', 48(2/3), 123–135. External links Official site 1927 establishments in the Soviet Union Newspapers established in 1927 Propaganda in Belarus Newspapers published in the Soviet Union Russian-language newspaper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Belarusian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Belarus on 26 January 2025. The president is directly elected to serve a five-year term. Incumbent president Alexander Lukashenko has won every presidential election since 1994, with all but the first being deemed by international monitors as neither free nor fair. Prior to the elections, independent media was closed down or forced to operate from abroad. Aside from Lukashenko, there were four candidates on the ballot. Three of them represented pro-government parties. The fourth candidate, Hanna Kanapatskaya, was the only formally independent candidate, but opposition figures accused her of being a stooge, which her supporters have denied. Following exit poll results indicating Lukashenko's decisive victory, the election was described as a sham by critics. Lukashenko faced no serious challenge on the ballot from the other candidates and received over 87% of the vote. Background Mass protests alleging widespread vote-rigging erupted after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Births
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam troops launch ''Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts, in an attempt to eliminate the Iron Triangle (Vietnam), Iron Triangle. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 15 – Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species ''Proconsul nyanzae, Kenyapithecus africanus''. * January 23 ** In Munich, the trial begins of Wilhelm Harster, accused of the murder of 82,856 Jews (including Anne Frank) when he led German security police during the German occupation of the Netherlands. He is eventually sentenced to 15 years in prison. ** Milton Keynes in England is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambassadors Of Belarus To China
An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sovereign or appointed for a special and often temporary diplomatic assignment. The word is also used informally for people who are known, without national appointment, to represent certain professions, activities, and fields of endeavor, such as sales. An ambassador is the ranking government representative stationed in a foreign capital or country. The host country typically allows the ambassador control of specific territory called an embassy (which may include an official residence and an office, chancery, located together or separately, generally in the host nation's capital), whose territory, staff, and vehicles are generally afforded diplomatic immunity in the host country. Under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, an ambass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
