Alexander Milinkевич, a Belarusian opposition politician and former…
Alexander Milinkевич, a Belarusian opposition politician and former presidential candidate, died at the age of 79 after a prolonged illness. He was a prominent figure in Belarusian politics, known for his role in the 2006 presidential election and his founding of the 'For Freedom' movement.
Consensus
- Alexander Milinkевич died at the age of 79.
- The cause of death was a prolonged illness.
- He was a Belarusian opposition politician.
- He was born on 25 July 1947 in Grodno.
- He participated in the 2006 Belarusian presidential election as a unified opposition candidate.
- He was involved in political activities in the 2000s, including founding the 'For Freedom' movement.
- He left Belarus several years ago and lived in exile.
- In 2017, he co-founded the 'Free Belarusian University' in Warsaw with Svetlana Alexievich.
- In 2023, he returned to political activity as an external advisor to Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.
- He was a physicist and held a candidate degree in physical and mathematical sciences.
- He worked at the Grodno University and taught in Algeria and abroad.
Points of divergence
- Milinkевич died at the age of 80, not 79. — tg_radiosvoboda
- He underwent a complex surgery on the carotid artery in November of the previous year and was in critical condition for a long time after. — tg_radiosvoboda
- He received 6.12% of the vote in the 2006 election. — vesti
- He ran in the 2012 parliamentary elections but was denied registration by the Central Election Commission. — kommerzant
- He was awarded the Sakharov Prize in October 2006 and the Freedom Prize in 2007. — tg_radiosvoboda
- He withdrew his candidacy for the 2010 presidential election due to lack of unity among opposition forces and flaws in electoral legislation. — vesti
- He announced plans to run in the 2010 election but later withdrew. — kommerzant
Coverage (4 sources)
- Belarusian opposition politician and former presidential candidate Alexander Milinkevich has died — Вечерняя Москва
- Belarusian politician and public figure Alexander Milinkevich died at the age of 80 — Радио Свобода
- Belarusian opposition figure Alexander Milinkevich has died — Вести
- Former Lukashenko presidential election rival Milinkevich has died — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Alexander Milinkevich
- Sputnik Belarus
- Grodno
- Belarus
- Игорь Кулей
- Moscow
- Lukashenko
- Belarus Service of Radio Free Europe
- Гродненского городского исполнительного комитета