Uładzimir Ivanavič Hančaryk or Vladimir Ivanovich Goncharik (Belarusian: Уладзімір Іванавіч Ганчарык, Russian: Владимир Иванович Гончарик; born 29 April 1940) is a Belarusian politician.
Uładzimir Hančaryk | |
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| Belarusian: Уладзімір Ганчарык Russian: Владимир Гончарик | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Uładzimir Ivanavič Hančaryk April 29, 1940 Lahojsk, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Belarusian |
| Political party | CPSU (1964-1991) |
| Education | Russian Academy of public administration Belarus State Economic University |
Early life
editHančaryk was born in Lahojsk, a town outside of Minsk, in the Byelorussian SSR.
Political career
editBeginning in 1986, Hančaryk was a chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus.[citation needed]
Hančaryk was the only opposition candidate who stood against incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko in the 2001 Belarusian presidential election.[1] His campaign was supported by fellow opposition candidate Siamion Domash, who withdrew his candidacy and urged his supporters to vote for Hančaryk.[2] Many considered Hančaryk to be the best candidate for the opposition because of his previous government experience and his centrist stances.[3] Hančaryk ultimately lost the election by Lukashenko by a sixty percent margin, according to official results from the Central Election Commission. However, the elections were considered fraudulent by independent observers.[4]
References
edit- ^ "УЛАДЗІМІР ГАНЧАРЫК НАЗВАНЫ АДЗІНЫМ КАНДЫДАТАМ АД ШЫРОКАЙ ГРАМАДЗЯНСКАЙ КААЛІЦЫІ НА ПРЭЗІДЭНЦКІХ ВЫБАРАХ :: Хартыя'97 :: Навiны :: 21/07/2001". Archived from the original on 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
- ^ "Belarusian Popular Front". Archived from the original on 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ Bransten, Jeremy (2008-04-09). "Belarus: Uladzimir Hancharyk, President Lukashenka's Main Challenger". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "Human Rights Watch World Report 2002: Europe & Central Asia: Belarus".
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