Mikola Statkevich
Belarusian lieutenant colonel, politician, and pro-democracy activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Viktaravich and the family name is Statkevich.
Mikola[lower-alpha 1] Viktaravich Statkevich (Belarusian: Мікола Віктаравіч Статкевіч, Russian: Николай Викторович Статкевич, romanized: Nikolai Viktorovich Statkevich; born 12 August 1956 – disappeared 9 February 2023) is a Belarusian lieutenant colonel, politician, and opposition leader who was a presidential candidate at the 2010 Belarusian presidential election. Since 31 May 2020 he is held in prison by Belarusian authorities. Viasna Human Rights Centre recognized him as a political prisoner.[2] On 14 December 2021, Statkevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison.[3]
Quick Facts Leader of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly), Preceded by ...
Mikola Statkevich | |
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Мікола Статкевіч | |
Leader of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly) | |
Assumed office 29 June 1996 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Personal details | |
Born | (1956-08-12) 12 August 1956 (age 67) Liadna, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (now Belarus) |
Political party | Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly) |
Other political affiliations | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (until 1991) |
Alma mater | Minsk Higher Military Engineering School |
Website | https://statkevich.org/ |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Branch/service | Soviet Air Defence Forces |
Years of service | 1973–1982[1] |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
Disappeared | 9 February 2023 (aged 66) Corrective Colony 13, Hlybokaye, Belarus |
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