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Alexander Mikhailovich Radkov (, born 1 July 1951) is a
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ian politician. A former Minister of Education and Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration, he is currently leader of the
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party.


Biography

Radkov attended Mogilev State Pegagoical Institute, graduating with a degree in physics and mathematics. He became vice-rector of the university, now renamed the Mogilev State A. Kuleshov University, in 1997, and rector in 2001. Since 2010 he heads
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, a political movement that supports
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.


Sanctions from the EU and other countries

In May 2006, following the
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, Alexander Radkov became subject to the travel ban and asset freeze by the
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and the
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as part of the
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. The same sanctions were applied to him after the 2010 presidential elections. In accordance with the decision of the
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on October 15, 2012, as the first deputy head of the presidential administration, the former minister of education, he closed
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, ordered the repression of opposition students and organized students to force them to vote for the regime. Alexander Radkov, who is close to President Lukashenko as the leader of
Belaya Rus The Belarusian Party "Belaya Rus", or simply Belaya Rus, is a Centrism, centrist list of political parties in Belarus, political party in Belarus. It supports the policies of Alexander Lukashenko, the first and only president of Post-Soviet stat ...
, the main ideological and political organization of the regime, also played an active role in organizing the rigged elections in
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, as well as in the subsequent repressions against peaceful demonstrators in 2008 and 2010.COUNCIL DECISION 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Belarus
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Radkov, Alexander 1951 births Mogilev State A. Kuleshov University alumni Government ministers of Belarus Presidential Administration of Belarus Living people Belarusian individuals subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List Belaya Rus politicians