Just now, this imposing, bitterly criticizing the british old man on the international stage is Belarus's "eternal dripping god". He was elected president for six consecutive terms and held the presidency for up to 30 years, the longest-serving national leader in Eurasia.
Although Belarus is not rich and has a low international status, he is sober-minded and far-sighted, and relies on an iron fist to govern the country to lead its people to achieve economic recovery.
His relations with Russia are very good, common economic development, joint resistance to western countries, is regarded as "Putin's last line of defense", as long as he is there, Russia's sleeping side will not have other people sleeping, therefore, some people call him "White Russian version of Putin".
How did he climb to the pinnacle of power? How did he confront the West?
Today we will take a look at Lukashenko, the "white Russian father" who has been the president of Belarus for 30 years.
Lukashenko was born in 1954 to a peasant family in Belarus. About his tragic childhood, when he was 2 years old, his brother died tragically, his father could not bear the pain of losing his son and ran away from home, and his mother worked hard to pull Lukashenko up, it was difficult to reach the level of food and clothing, and life was poor.
Fortunately, such a childhood prompted Lukashenko to be precocious than his peers, and to endure hardships and have more perseverance.
After graduating from university, Lukashenko served as a soldier for several years, but because the promotion rate was too slow, he transferred to a farm as deputy director in charge of aquaculture. During this period, Lukashenko was highly motivated, which gave the farm a new look and a significant improvement in various indicators, which led to the support of a large number of farmers.
In 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed and Belarus gained independence, but at this time, Belarus was deeply affected by the Soviet Union's "shock therapy", the economy was in a mess, and the people were living in dire straits.
It was at this time that Lukashenko seized the opportunity to constantly attack corruption and advocate fairness, and was elected chairman of the Provisional Committee against Corruption of the Belarusian Soviet.
After several months of investigation, Lukashenko announced the corruption facts of more than 70 high-ranking officials, including the first Supreme Soviet Chairman and Prime Minister, and the news broke out in a nationwide uproar, and the chairman of the Supreme Soviet, Lightspeed, stepped down.
And Lukashenko, who is a righteous person who eliminates harm for the people, has naturally climbed to the peak of power and became the president of Belarus with 80.6% approval, which is exactly 30 years, and he has single-handedly led the economic development of Belarus to achieve a qualitative leap.
Recently, with the escalation of contradictions between Russia and Ukraine, and the addition of new key forces, Eastern Europe has launched an East Slavic "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", what role will Belarus play in mediating between Russia and Ukraine?
There is no one in this, Putin's good friend, Lukashenko.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, many of the original countries still chose "shock therapy", which led to oligarchs and manipulated the national economy, such as Russia and Ukraine.
But Lukashenko did not do so, and as soon as he took office, he called off "shock therapy" and relied on tough means to restore state control over the market. For example, to stop all the sale of state-owned assets, for some important strategic enterprises that have been privatized, the state must hold more than 51%.
In addition, Lukashenko did not forget to give welfare to the people, not only retaining the various welfare benefits of the Soviet era, but also focusing on supporting vulnerable groups such as families with many children, orphans, the disabled and veterans. Spending on social security accounts for more than 7% of GDP each year, and urban and rural residents enjoy the rights of free medical care and retirement security, and young people receive free education.
As a result of this series of measures, the economy of Belarus has grown considerably. From 1996 to 2008, the average annual growth rate was above 8%, and the unemployment rate remained below 2% all year round, making it the first of all CIS countries to return to pre-Soviet level.
Whenever the president wants to change the election, he can always be successfully elected with a super advantage, and he has been the president of Belarus for 6 consecutive terms, and has been affectionately called "the father of Belarus" by the people.
But Lukashenko has been sitting in this position for too long, and the West seems uncomfortable, denouncing him as "the last dictator in Europe."
Yet do you think Lukashenko is a good bully for soft persimmons? British journalists were intimidated by him.
Since Lukashenko's second and third successful presidency, the United States and other Western countries have always wanted him to leave the class for some reasons, supporting certain parties, spreading gossip in Belarus that "Lukashenko is a dictator", suspected of spending money to make him take the initiative to leave office, and even imposing economic sanctions on Belarus.
In August 2021, Lukashenko attended a large press conference in the capital Minsk, where BBC reporters triumphantly mentioned the latest BRITISH sanctions against Belarus, which made Lukashenko furious, shouting at reporters:
Britain will be choked by its own sanctions, for 1,000 years we have not known Britain, and now we do not want to understand, you are america's lackeys!
As soon as this remark came out, the British reporters were intimidated and ashamed of themselves, and they could not have imagined that a white-haired old man had such courage, and the toughness was no less than that of Putin.
Nowadays, the contradictions between Russia and Ukraine are intensifying, and many European countries have imposed economic sanctions on Russia, but Lukashenko has supported Putin, not only continuing to trade with Russia, but also repeatedly reprimanding the actions of Western countries. It is not an exaggeration to call him the "White Russian version of Putin" with this boldness and boldness.
Looking at Lukashenko's legendary life, some people say that he is a dictator, and some people say that he is a savior, and we have no right to judge the internal affairs of other countries, nor are we qualified to discuss Lukashenko's merits and demerits, but one thing is undeniable. Under Lukashenko's leadership, the national strength and living standards of Belarus have been greatly improved, and this alone deserves the respect and study of all people, and as for what kind of person he is, it is left to the Belarusian people themselves to judge.
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