Sergei Gaidukevich

Sergei Gaidukevich (Belarusian: Сяргей Гайдукевіч, Russian: Сергей Гайдукевич; born 8 September 1954, Minsk, Belarus) 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. He was defeated in all attempts, since incumbent Alexander Lukashenko 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.[1] He was then granted the title of Honorary Chairman at the 20th Congress of the Liberal Democratic Party.[2] 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.[3]

Sergei Gaidukevich
Сяргей Гайдукевіч
Chairman of the
Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus
In office
1995 – 21 September 2019
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byOleg Gaidukevich
Personal details
Born (1954-09-08) September 8, 1954
Minsk, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union (now Belarus)
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party

References
  1. "Лидеры". Либерально Демократическая Партия Беларуси (in Russian). 29 January 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. "Итоги ХХ Съезда Либерально-демократической партии". Либерально Демократическая Партия Беларуси (in Russian). 21 September 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. "Палата представителей Национального собрания Республики Беларусь: ГАЙДУКЕВИЧ Сергей Васильевич". house.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24.


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