Tadeusz Gawin ( be, Тадэвуш Гавін; born 3 July 1951 in Łosośno near Hrodna) is a

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journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ...

and

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. He is co-founder and first President of the

Union of Poles in Belarus The Union of Poles in Belarus ( pl, Związek Polaków na Białorusi, be, Саюз палякаў Беларусі, ''Sajuz paliakaŭ Bielarusi'') is an organisation located in Belarus. The group, which has a membership of 20,000 people, represe ...

from 1990 to 2000, now Honorary President of the UPB and activist of the democratic opposition in

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 ...

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1951 births Living people People from Grodno District Soviet military personnel Soviet people of Polish descent Belarusian people of Polish descent Belarusian journalists Union of Poles in Belarus {{Belarus-media-stub