Ihar Hermianchuk (other spellings: Hermyanchuk, Hiermianchuk; ''Ігар Гермянчук'' in
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; January 1, 1961 – April 29, 2002) was a famous Belarusian journalist and political activist.
He was a chief editor of
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
' most popular opposition newspaper in 1990s ("
Svaboda", founded again as "
Naviny" after being banned by
Alexander Lukashenko, and again closed), served as a member of Belarus parliament (12th adjourning of the
Supreme Soviet
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of
BSSR), was a vehement supporter of Belarus' independence, a member of
Belarusian Popular Front, a founder and an editor-in-chief of the "Kurjer" magazine.
He died from cancer in 2002.
External links
Ihar Hermianchuk : Belarusian Editor Braves Regime's Tightening Noose(International Herald Tribune)
1961 births
2002 deaths
People from Svyetlahorsk District
Belarusian journalists
BPF Party politicians
Members of the Supreme Council of Belarus
Belarusian State University alumni
20th-century journalists
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