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Who is the real president of Belarus?

Author

Mia Phillips

Updated on March 01, 2026

President of Belarus

President of the Republic of Belarus
Presidential Standard
Incumbent Alexander Lukashenko since 20 July 1994 Disputed since 23 September 2020
StyleMr President (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
TypeHead of state Head of government (de facto)

Does Lukashenko have a wife?

Galina Lukashenko

Galina Lukashenko Галіна Лукашэнка Галина Лукашенко
BornGalina Rodionovna Zhelnerovich 1 January 1955 Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityBelarusian
Spouse(s)Alexander Lukashenko ​ ​ ( m. 1975)​
ChildrenViktor Dmitry

Is Belarus its own country?

Belarus, country of eastern Europe. Until it became independent in 1991, Belarus, formerly known as Belorussia or White Russia, was the smallest of the three Slavic republics included in the Soviet Union (the larger two being Russia and Ukraine).

How long Putin is president?

List of presidents

NameTerm of officeLength of term
Boris Yeltsin1991–19998 years, 174 days
Vladimir Putin (1st and 2nd terms)1999–20088 years, 128 days
Dmitry Medvedev2008–20124 years, 0 days
Vladimir Putin (3rd and 4th terms)2012–present9 years, 208 days

Who is the mother of Nikolai Lukashenko?

Nikolai Lukashenko
Born31 August 2004 Minsk, Belarus
NationalityBelarusian
Other namesKolya
ParentsAlexander Lukashenko (father) Irina Abelskaya (presumably) (mother)

Is Belarus still Soviet?

Occupied by Nazi Germany, Belarus was retaken by Stalin’s Russia in 1944 and remained under Soviet control until declaring its sovereignty on July 27, 1990 and independence from the Soviet Union on August 25, 1991. It has been run by authoritarian PresidentAlexander Lukashenko since 1994.