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Pavel Latushko

Pavel Latushko

Pavel Pavlovich Latushko (born 10 February 1973) is a Belarusianpolitician and former diplomat, currently a dissident. He was the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Belarus from 2009 to 2012.

In 2020, Latushko supported the Belarusian protests against Lukashenko. He became the head of the National Anti-Crisis Management, a "shadow-government-like" organisation. On August 9, 2022 Latushko became the Deputy Head and Representative for the Transfer of Power in the United Transitional Cabinet of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.

In March 2023, a Belarusian court sentenced him in absentia to 18 years' imprisonment.