Politics

Belarusian opposition leader Milinkevich dies aged 79

Ewan Jones

11.08.2026, 16:40

Alexander Milinkevich ran in Belarus’s 2006 presidential election. — Alexander Milinkevich ran in Belarus’s 2006 presidential election. (EPP/Wikimedia Commons)

The European Parliament awarded Milinkevich the Sakharov Prize in 2006.