{"id":101987,"date":"2024-08-25T16:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T13:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/101987\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"opposition-politician-says-lukasenkas-rule-destroyed-belarusians-aspirations","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/101987\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition politician: \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s rule destroyed Belarusians’ aspirations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n (Pavie\u0142 \u0141atu\u0161ka's Telegram channel)<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

August 25, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka’s 30-year-long rule \u201cdestroyed almost everything that Belarusians aspired to achieve,\u201c Pavie\u0142 \u0141atu\u0161ka of the opposition transition cabinet has said in a video address, marking the 33rd anniversary of the day when Belarus officially became independent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On August 25, 1991 the\u00a0Belarusian\u00a0parliament granted the Declaration of State Sovereignty a constitutional law status but this day has never been celebrated as a public holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 1991 to1996, Belarus celebrated Independence Day on July 27, when Belarus declared sovereignty in 1990. After the 1996 referendum initiated by \u0141uka\u0161enka, it was brought forward to July 3 to commemorate the liberation of Minsk from the Nazis in 1944.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over decades in power, \u0141uka\u0161enka ceded Belarusian independence to Russia, jailed hundreds in politically-motivated cases and forced about 300,000 people to flee the country, \u0141atu\u0161ka said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet Belarus belongs to Belarusians who believe in its democratic and European future and continue to work toward this goal despite ongoing reprisals, the politician stressed, urging his compatriots to keep faith in themselves, their strength and their country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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