Alexander Mikhailovich Gerasimenko[a] (15 January 1946 – 2 August 2017) was a Belarusian politician and diplomat. He served as the mayor of Minsk, the nation's capital, from 1991 until 1995.[1] (The office of mayor is also known as the Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee). He was also a member of the Supreme Council of Belarus until 1995.[2] Gerasimenko was later appointed chairman of the Council of the Elders.[1] Additionally, Gerasimenko served as the Ambassador of Belarus to Bulgaria and Greece (1995–2000), as well as Latvia.[3]
Alexander Gerasimenko | |
|---|---|
| Аляксандр Герасіменка Александр Герасименко | |
 Gerasimenko in 2013 | |
| Mayor of Minsk | |
| In office 1991–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Mikhail Marynich |
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Yermoshin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1946 Uzda, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (now Belarus) |
| Died | 2 August 2017 (aged 71) Minsk, Belarus |
On 4 September 1994 Gerasimenko held a joint opening ceremony for the Minsk International Educational Centre (IBB Minsk) together with Herbert Schnoor, the State-Minister of Northern Rhine-Westphalia.[4]
Gerasimenko joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1995 after completed his term as Mayor of Minsk.[5] He served as the concurrent Ambassador of Belarus to both Bulgaria and Greece from 1995[6] to 2000,[7] after which he also served as the Deputy Foreign Minister from 11 September 2000.[7] He was later appointed Ambassador to Latvia, a post he held from 13 April 2006[8] until 10 October 2013.[9]
Gerasimenko was born on 15 January 1946.[10] He died on 2 August 2017, at the age of 71.[1] His funeral was held at the House of Writers in Minsk on 3 August.[1]
Notes
edit- ^ Belarusian: Алякса́ндр Міха́йлавіч Герасіме́нка, romanized: Aliaksandr Mikhaylavich Hierasimienka; Russian: Александр Михайлович Герасименко
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Former Minsk mayor Alexander Gerasimenko dies aged 71". CTV.by. 2 August 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ Постановление Верховного Совета Республики Беларусь от 10 апреля 1995 г. No. 3696-XII «О досрочном прекращении полномочий депутата Верховного Совета Республики Беларусь Герасименко А. М.»
- ^ "Belarusian diplomat Alexander Gerasimenko passes away". Belteleradiocompany. 2 August 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "The history of the Minsk International Educational Centre (IBB Minsk)". IBB Minsk. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Как сложилась судьба бывших "мэров" Минска". charter97.org (in Russian). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Указ Президента Республики Беларусь от 16 августа 1995 г. №303 "О назначении Чрезвычайного и Полномочного Посла Республики Беларусь в Республике Болгарии Герасименко А.М. Чрезвычайным и Полномочным Послом Республики Беларусь в Греческой Республике по совместительству". 24 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ a b "О назначении А.М.Герасименко заместителем Министра иностранных дел Республики Беларусь". 17 November 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Разное. Ненормативные акты - О назначении А.М.Герасименко Чрезвычайным и Полномочным Послом Республики Беларусь в Латвийской Республике Архіў 2007". 17 November 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Указ Президент РБ 408 Об освобождении от должности А.М.Герасименко от 10.09.2013 - Законодательство Беларуси 2021 год". 17 November 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Умер бывший руководитель Мингорисполкома Александр Герасименко". Euroradio.fm (in Russian). Retrieved 29 August 2022.
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