Sergei Gaidukevich ( be, Сяргей Гайдукевіч, russian: Сергей Гайдукевич; born 8 September 1954,
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...
,
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 ...
) is a Belarusian politician. He was the
Liberal Democratic Party candidate in the
2001,
2006, and
2015 elections for the office of
President of Belarus
The president of the Republic of Belarus ( be, Прэзідэнт Рэспублікі Беларусь; russian: Президент Республики Беларусь) is the head of state and head of government of Belarus. The office was cre ...
. He was defeated in all attempts, since incumbent
Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (as transliterated from Russian; also transliterated from Belarusian as Alyaksand(a)r Ryhoravich Lukashenka;, ; rus, Александр Григорьевич Лукашенко, Aleksandr Grigoryevich Luk ...
received an overwhelming majority of votes each time. He served as chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party, from 1995 until September 2019, when he was succeeded by his son, Oleg Gaidukevich. He was then granted the title of Honorary Chairman at the 20th Congress of the Liberal Democratic Party. Gaidukevich has higher military education and served as an officer in the armed forces. Later he was a government functionary associated with various military issues.
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References
1954 births
Living people
Politicians from Minsk
Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus politicians
Candidates for President of Belarus
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