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{{Short description|Belarusian politician and pro-democracy activist}}

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⚫ '''Anatoly Lebedko''' ({{lang-be|Анато́ль Уладзі́міравіч Лябе́дзька}}; ]: ''Anatol Labiedźka'' {{IPA-be|anˈtolʲ lʲaˈbʲedzʲka|}}; {{lang-ru|Анато́лий Влади́мирович Лебе́дько}}; born June 27, 1961) is a ]ian politician and the head of the ].
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| caption = Lebedko in 2008
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|6|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = {{ill|Trylies|be|Трылес}}, ], ] (now Belarus)
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⚫ '''Anatoly Vladimirovich Lebedko''' ({{langx|be|Анато́ль Уладзі́міравіч Лябе́дзька|Anatol Uladzimiravič Liabedzka}} {{IPA-be|anˈtolʲ lʲaˈbʲedzʲka|}}; {{langx|ru|Анато́лий Влади́мирович Лебе́дько}}; born 27 June 1961) is a Belarusian politician and pro-democracy activist who is currently the head of the ], an ] party.


== Life ==
Born in the village of ], then part of the ] in the ]'s ] (and now in ]), Lebedko emerged in the 1990s as one of the leading critics of Belarusian President ], whom Lebedko, along with other opposition leaders and many western governments, considers a ]. Born in the village of {{ill|Trylies|be|Трылес}}, then part of the ] within the ] of the ]'s ], Lebedko emerged in the 1990s as one of the leading critics of Belarusian President ], whom Lebedko, along with other opposition leaders and many western governments, considers a dictator.


Lebedko's strident opposition to Lukashenka led to increasingly bitter confrontations with the Belarusian authorities through the late 1990s and into the 2000s. He was arrested numerous times for participating in unsanctioned protests and marches; was charged with ] against Lukashenko several times; and was beaten outside his home by masked men he alleges were connected to Lukashenko. Lebedko appears to have drawn particular ire for his relatively high visibility and frequent contact with groups outside Belarus, who Lukashenko accuses of meddling in Belarus's internal affairs. In particular, one of Lebedko's arrests came shortly after he had spoken on the floor of the ] and at a meeting of the ] (OSCE) in October 1999, prompting letters of protest from both bodies. Lebedko's strident opposition to Lukashenka led to increasingly bitter confrontations with the Belarusian authorities through the late 1990s and into the 2000s. He was arrested numerous times for participating in unsanctioned protests and marches, including the 1999 ]; was charged with libel against Lukashenko several times; and was beaten outside his home by masked men he alleges were connected to Lukashenko. Lebedko appears to have drawn particular ire for his relatively high visibility and frequent contact with groups outside Belarus, who Lukashenko accuses of meddling in Belarus's internal affairs. In particular, one of Lebedko's arrests came shortly after he had spoken on the floor of the ] and at a meeting of the ] (OSCE) in October 1999, prompting letters of protest from both bodies.


Following an October 2004 election, which combined ] on permitting Lukashenko a third term with parliamentary elections, Lebedko led slightly over a thousand opposition protestors into the streets of ] on October 18 and 19. Lebedko and other opposition leaders charged that the elections were rigged, an accusation echoed by OSCE election monitors. During the second day of protests on October 19, Lebedko was arrested along with two other opposition leaders, ] and ], as well as an ] photographer who had been covering the protest. Lebedko's supporters claim he was severely beaten by riot police following his arrest; he ended up in the hospital, reportedly with fractured skull, broken ribs and internal injuries. Following an October 2004 election, which combined ] on permitting Lukashenko a third term with parliamentary elections, Lebedko led slightly over a thousand opposition protestors into the streets of ] on 18-19 October. Lebedko and other opposition leaders charged that the elections were rigged, an accusation echoed by OSCE election monitors. During the second day of protests on October 19, Lebedko was arrested along with two other opposition leaders, ] and ], as well as an ] photographer who had been covering the protest. Lebedko's supporters claim he was severely beaten by riot police following his arrest; he ended up in the hospital, reportedly with fractured skull, broken ribs and internal injuries.


At the Congress of Democratic Forces in October 2005, he lost by just a few votes to ], who became (with Lebedko's subsequent support) the opposition's main choice for the ]. At the Congress of Democratic Forces in October 2005, he lost by just a few votes to ], who became (with Lebedko's subsequent support) the opposition's primary candidate in the ].

Currently, Lebedko functions as Representative for the Constitutional Reform and Parliamentary Cooperation in the office of ].<ref></ref>


==External links== ==External links==
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* (Senator ], October 22, 1999) * (Senator ], October 22, 1999)
* ('']'', October 16, 2004) * ('']'', October 16, 2004)
* (], October 19, 2004) * (], October 19, 2004)
* ('']'', October 20, 2004) * ('']'', October 20, 2004)

==References==
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Belarusian politician and pro-democracy activist In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Lebedko.
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Anatoly Lebedko
Анатоль Лябедзька
Lebedko in 2008
Born (1961-06-27) 27 June 1961 (age 63)
Trylies [be], Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (now Belarus)
Political partyUnited Civic Party
MovementBelarusian opposition

Anatoly Vladimirovich Lebedko (Belarusian: Анато́ль Уладзі́міравіч Лябе́дзька, romanized: Anatol Uladzimiravič Liabedzka [anˈtolʲ lʲaˈbʲedzʲka]; Russian: Анато́лий Влади́мирович Лебе́дько; born 27 June 1961) is a Belarusian politician and pro-democracy activist who is currently the head of the United Civic Party, an opposition party.

Life

Born in the village of Trylies [be], then part of the Stoŭbtsy Raion within the Minsk Region of the Soviet Union's Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Lebedko emerged in the 1990s as one of the leading critics of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, whom Lebedko, along with other opposition leaders and many western governments, considers a dictator.

Lebedko's strident opposition to Lukashenka led to increasingly bitter confrontations with the Belarusian authorities through the late 1990s and into the 2000s. He was arrested numerous times for participating in unsanctioned protests and marches, including the 1999 Freedom March; was charged with libel against Lukashenko several times; and was beaten outside his home by masked men he alleges were connected to Lukashenko. Lebedko appears to have drawn particular ire for his relatively high visibility and frequent contact with groups outside Belarus, who Lukashenko accuses of meddling in Belarus's internal affairs. In particular, one of Lebedko's arrests came shortly after he had spoken on the floor of the United States Senate and at a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in October 1999, prompting letters of protest from both bodies.

Following an October 2004 election, which combined a referendum on permitting Lukashenko a third term with parliamentary elections, Lebedko led slightly over a thousand opposition protestors into the streets of Minsk on 18-19 October. Lebedko and other opposition leaders charged that the elections were rigged, an accusation echoed by OSCE election monitors. During the second day of protests on October 19, Lebedko was arrested along with two other opposition leaders, Mikola Statkevich and Paval Sieviaryniets, as well as an Associated Press photographer who had been covering the protest. Lebedko's supporters claim he was severely beaten by riot police following his arrest; he ended up in the hospital, reportedly with fractured skull, broken ribs and internal injuries.

At the Congress of Democratic Forces in October 2005, he lost by just a few votes to Alaksandar Milinkievič, who became (with Lebedko's subsequent support) the opposition's primary candidate in the 2006 Belarusian presidential election.

Currently, Lebedko functions as Representative for the Constitutional Reform and Parliamentary Cooperation in the office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.

External links

References

  1. Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
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