Andrey Dmitriyeu

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In this Eastern Slavic naming convention, the patronymic is Uladzimiravich and the family name is Dzmitryeu.
For other people, see Andrei Dmitriev (disambiguation).
Andrey Dzmitryeu
Андрэй Уладзіміравіч Дзмітрыеў
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Andrey Dmitriyeu,2020
Born (1981-05-12) 12 May 1981 (age 40)
Minsk, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
(now Belarus)
NationalityBelarusian
Other namesAndrey Dmitriev
Alma materEuropean Humanities University
Occupationpolitician, social activist
Years active2010 – present
Known forPresidential candidate in the 2020 Belarusian presidential election
Political partyTell the Truth (2019 – present)
Websitedzmitryeu.by

Andrey Uladzimiravich Dzmitryeu (Belarusian: Андрэй Уладзіміравіч Дзмітрыеў, also known either as Andrey Uladzimiravich Dzmitryew or Andrey Vladimirovich Dmitriev Russian: Андрей Владимирович Дмитриев; born 12 May 1981) is a Belarusian social activist, politician and candidate in the 2020 Belarusian presidential election. He is the current co-chairman of the Tell the Truth, a political movement which is known for raising its voice and vocal criticism of Alexander Lukashenko's authoritarian rule.[citation needed]

Career[]

He pursued his higher studies at the European Humanities University in Lithuania. He also became a member of non governmental organisation Tell the Truth. He also worked as a political analyst in campaigns and heading an initiative group of citizens for opposition candidates of Lukashenko during the 2010 Belarusian presidential election (Uladzimir Nyaklyayew) and during the 2015 Belarusian presidential election (Tatsiana Karatkevich).[1]

He became vice chairman of the Tell the Truth in 2013.[2] In September 2019, he was appointed as the co-chair of the Tell the Truth.[3]

2020 presidential election[]

On 8 May, he was nominated as an independent presidential candidate for the 2020 Belarusian presidential election.[4]

On 10 August 2020, the election results were released and Andrey clinched fourth spot among the five candidates with a total valid vote count of 1.21%.[5][6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ PULSHA, Syarhey (15 January 2011). "Nyaklyayew`s campaign chief set to sue Sovetskaya Belorussiya". naviny.by. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Belarusian delegation to visit The Hague". Netherlands Helsinki Committee. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. ^ "An election in Belarus: How the West could support a marginalised opposition". ECFR. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Сопредседатель «Говори правду» Андрей Дмитриев объявил о намерении баллотироваться в президенты" (in Russian). TUT.BY. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Протесты после президентских выборов в Белоруссии. Главное". РБК (in Russian). Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Выборы Президента Республики Беларусь 9 августа 2020". vybary2020.by. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Belarus presidential election results August 2020". Statista. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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