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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Belarusian politician, educator, and pro-democracy activist

Sviatlana Hyeorhiyeuna Tsikhanouskaya[a] (Belarusian: Святла́на Гео́ргіеўна Ціхано́ўская, née Pilipchuk, Піліпчук, also trans. Svetlana Georgiyevna Tikhanovskaya, Russian: Светла́на Гео́ргиевна Тихано́вская; born 11 September 1982) is a Belarusian activist and politician. She was a presidential candidate in the 2020 Belarusian presidential election. She was born in Mikashevichy.

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Святла́на Ціхано́ўская
Светла́на Тихано́вская
Tsikhanouskaya in November 2021
Personal details
Born
Sviatlana Heorhiyeuna Pilipchuk

(1982-09-11) 11 September 1982 (age 42)
Mikashevichy, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (now Belarus)
NationalityBelarusian
Political partyIndependent (2020–present)
(Belarusian democracy movement)
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2004)​
Children2
Alma materMozyr State Pedagogical University
OccupationTeacher, interpreter, politician
Websitetsikhanouskaya.org Edit this at Wikidata

2020 presidential campaign

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Tsikhanouskaya at a rally on 30 July 2020
See the main article: 2020 Belarusian presidential election

Her husband, Sergei Tikhanovsky is a YouTuber and ran for president in 2020. However he was arrested. After the arrest of her husband on 29 May, Tsikhanouskaya announced her intention to run in his place.[19] Many people supported her campaign because the current president, Alexander Lukashenko has been seen as a dictator and very unpopular.[20]

The night before the election, members of her campaign were arrested and some fled to Minsk.[21]

Soon, she fled to Lithuania due to fear of imprisonment.[22]

In January 2023, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus designated the structures of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya as an extremist formations. Members of extremist formations face imprisonment under Belarusian law.[23]

In March 2023, Tsikhanouskaya was sentenced in-absentia to a 15-year jail term.[24]

Notes

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  1. ↑ Some sources state her name as Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] while others state it as Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, from the Russian version of her name.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

References

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  1. ↑ "Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: Only Together We Can Build Country For Life!". charter97.org. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "У Мастах пачалі судзіць актывіста штабу Ціханоўскай. Што ня так з судом". Радыё Свабода (in Belarusian). 3 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Russia says alleged mercenaries are 'in no way connected' with Belarus | DW | 31.07.2020". Deutsche Welle. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Azarkevich, Yahor (6 July 2020). "Lukashenka's mistakes bring Belarus closer to democratisation". openDemocracy. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  5. ↑ Rolet, Dacid (30 July 2020). "La Biélorussie accuse des mercenaires russes de complot électoral". News 24 (in French). Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Thousand wait in line to support potential presidential candidates in Minsk". Belsat. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "Le tre donne che vogliono mettere fine al regime in Bielorussia". Il Post (in Italian). 3 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Belarus: Crackdown on Political Activists, Journalists". Human Rights Watch. 30 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Belarus opposition rally attracts thousands despite crackdown". BBC News. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  10. ↑ Roth, Andrew (26 July 2020). Written at Moscow. "Women unite in maverick attempt to unseat Lukashenko in Belarus". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  11. ↑ Davlashyan, Naira (8 June 2020). "Belarus presidential elections: Meet the three women teaming up to take on 'Europe's last dictator'". Euronews. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  12. ↑ Dixon, Robyn (23 July 2020). "Belarus's Lukashenko jailed election rivals and mocked women as unfit to lead. Now one is leading the opposition". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  13. ↑ "Support surges for wife of jailed Belarus YouTuber fighting Lukashenko's grip". The Financial Times. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  14. ↑ Dettmer, Jamie (22 June 2020). "'Slipper Revolution' Shakes Belarus". Voice of America. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  15. ↑ Bugoslavskaya, Alexandra (9 June 2020). "Belarus prepares for tense presidential elections". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  16. ↑ Karmanau, Yuras (19 July 2020). "Belarus rally for presidential challenger largest in years". Associated Press. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  17. ↑ Carroll, Oliver (28 July 2020). "'We don't want blood, we just want change': The extraordinary campaign to unseat Belarusian 'dictator' Alexander Lukashenko". The Independent. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  18. ↑ "The right way to get rid of President Alexander Lukashenko". The Economist. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  19. ↑ "In Belarus, 3 Women Unite to Fight Strongman Lukashenko". Moscow Times. 20 July 2020.
  20. ↑ Bennetts, Marc (20 July 2020). Written at Moscow. "Wife of jailed blogger steps up to fight Lukashenko of Belarus". The Times. London. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  21. ↑ Roth, Andrew; Auseyushkin, Yan (9 August 2020). Written at Moscow and Minsk. "Opposition candidate comes out of hiding as Belarus votes". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  22. ↑ "Belarus opposition Tsikhanouskaya 'independently' fled to Lithuania". 11 August 2020.
  23. ↑ "Сотрудников Офиса Тихановской записали в экстремисты". Voice of America (in Russian). 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  24. ↑ "Тихановскую приговорили к 15 годам колонии". РБК (in Russian). Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-06.

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