The dictator, Lukashenko has been in power since 1994.
Posted on 08/23/2020 6:24:12 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya was in the running to become President of Belarus. She was forced to flee the country after Alexander Lukashenko declared a landslide victory, though many believe she won the election instead.
In her first interview from exile, the opposition leader told the BBC she does not see herself as a President but as a symbol of freedom and change.
She urges protesters to carry on, warning that if they step back now they would become “slaves” to the regime.
She spoke to the BBC’s Europe Correspondent Jean Mackenzie, a month after they first met in the run up to the Belarusian elections.
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The dictator, Lukashenko has been in power since 1994.
No good American cares what happens in Belarus...or Bulgaria for that matter.
Other than mere curiosity.
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, a former English teacher and a housewife with no prior political experience.
Oh yeah, I am sure everyone voted for her.
Good Americans should care what happens in Belarus. Getting the USA to send troops is another matter - and that’s not a good idea. But care about it and individual emotional support - yes.
If only you heard her speeches... I pity her pupils. Not only Luka would eat her in any debates, I think anyone will.
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