* 1954 – Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusian politician, 1st President of Belarus

President Alexander Lukashenko sought to develop a closer relationship with Russia.

The United States-along with the European Union-has restricted the travel of President Alexander Lukashenko and members of his inner circle, as well as imposing economic sanctions.

A new government was formed under opposition leader Roza Otunbayeva, while Bakiyev remained for several days in southern Kyrgyzstan, before fleeing to Belarus, where he was given asylum by President Lukashenko.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, an authoritarian leader, has shown much interest in aligning his country with Russia, and no interest in deepening ties with the ever-expanding NATO or implementing Western-backed neoliberal economic reforms.

Since his election in July 1994 to a 5-year term as Belarus's first President Alexander Lukashenko has consolidated power steadily.

Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (), ; Taraškievica orthography: Аляксандар Рыгоравіч Лукашэнка,, ; born 30 or 31 August 1954 ) has been serving as the President of Belarus since 20 July 1994.

In 2005, President Alexander Lukashenko attempted to regulate " marriage agencies " in Belarus and make it difficult for them to operate.

Before issuing the decree, President Alexander Lukashenko listened to five possible candidates for the national anthem.

According to the newspaper Soviet Byelorussia, President Lukashenko decided on the anthem on June 12, 2002 and chose to have its first performance on July 3, Belarusian independence day, the anniversary of the date in 1944 when the Wehrmacht was driven away from Minsk by the Red Army.

On page 125 of the " Country Report of Belarus ", Freedom House says that President Lukashenko has " reintroduced the state symbols used by the old Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.

" The report also mentioned President Lukashenko's ban of the symbols that were used since Belarus's independence in 1991, such as the Pahonia arms and the white, red, white flag, which Lukashenko claims are associated with fascism ( due to the fact that the pro-Nazi Belarusian Central Rada in World War II used these symbols ).

In 2003, Dr. Taras Kuzio wrote in Radio Free Europe that President Lukashenko " is the quintessential Soviet Belarusian patriot who presides over a regime steeped in Soviet nostalgia.

While there is no official interpretation for the colors of the flag, yet one explanation given by President Lukashenko states that red stands for freedom and scrifice for the nation's forefathers and the green stands for life.

* President of the Republic of Belarus Lukashenko January 9, 2009 has assigned Vladimir Miranovich to the position of Head of Regional Administration ( Ispolkom ).

In September 2005, by order of President Alexander Lukashenko, four members of the Belarusian National Front opposition were each fined almost 4 millions roubles ( roughly 1500 Euro ) for celebrating the 491st anniversary of the battle.

was inspired and partly trained by members of the Serbian Otpor movement which helped bring down President Slobodan Milošević, and is also allied to related movements throughout Eastern Europe, including Kmara in the republic of Georgia ( itself partly responsible for the downfall of President Eduard Shevardnadze ), Zubr in Belarus ( opposing President Alexander Lukashenko ), Oborona in Russia, and MJAFT!

Born in the village of Triles, then part of the Stoŭbtsy Raion in the USSR's Minsk voblast ( and now in Belarus ), Lebedko emerged in the 1990s as one of the leading critics of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, whom Lebedko, along with other opposition leaders and many western governments, considers a dictator.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko considers this act an intervention into the internal affairs of Belarus.

During Alexander Lukashenko's inauguration ( ceremony ) as President of Belarus of 22 January 2011 Lukashenko vowed that Belarus would never have its own version of the Orange Revolution and Georgia's 2003 Rose Revolution.

In May 2012, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko called for her release and wanted to grant her asylum in Belarus.

Like several other bands that sing in Belarus, they have expressed their opposition to President Alexander Lukashenko, although they have never mentioned him by name in their lyrics.

Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus since 1994, held a position as the director of the construction materials plant in Shklov Raion before he became a collective farm manager and then moved into politics.

" Clinton himself stated that DOMA was something " which the Republicans put on the ballot to try to get the base vote for President Bush up, I think it ’ s obvious that something had to be done to try to keep the Republican Congress from presenting that.

The U. S. maintained a stated national policy of never using biological warfare under any circumstances since an Executive Decision in November 1969, by President Richard Nixon.

The President on national radio stated that the situation was under control, but residents, diplomats and journalists reportedly heard shots of weapons fire.

He also stated that French President Sarkozy is like any other European elite: he has profited through the murder, rape, and pillaging of those less fortunate and he refuses to allow equal opportunity for those men and women from Africa.

After the debate, the President of the University, Lee C. Bollinger, stated that he did not favor reinstating Columbia's ROTC program, because of the military's anti-gay policies.

In April 2010 during Admiral Mike Mullen's address at Columbia, President Lee C. Bollinger stated that the ROTC would be readmitted to campus if the admiral's plans for revoking the don't ask, don't tell policy were successful.

As stated in the U. S. Code, the Commandant shall preside over the Headquarters, Marine Corps, transmit the plans and recommendations of the Headquarters, Marine Corps, to the Secretary and advise the Secretary with regard to such plans and recommendations, after approval of the plans or recommendations of the Headquarters, Marine Corps, by the Secretary, act as the agent of the Secretary in carrying them into effect, exercise supervision, consistent with the authority assigned to commanders of unified or specified combatant commands under chapter 6 of this title, over such of the members and organizations of the Marine Corps and the Navy as the Secretary determines, perform the duties prescribed for him by section 171 of this title and other provisions of law and perform such other military duties, not otherwise assigned by law, as are assigned to him by the President, the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of the Navy.

During his tenure as President, Kawamata stated that he " regretted that his company did not imprint its corporate name on cars, the way Toyota does.

President Mauricio Funes stated El Salvador will only have commercial ties with the People's Republic of China and promised to the ROC president that El Salvador will maintain their diplomatic ties.

" George Sidney, President of the Directors Guild, stated that " This is the first time in the history of Hollywood, that the city of Los Angeles has officially recognized a creative talent.

President Barack Obama has stated that he intends to close down the detention camp and is planning on bringing detainees to the United States to stand trial by the end of his first term in office.

GM President Fritz Henderson stated several interested parties approached GM regarding the Hummer business.

In August 1982 President Hussein stated to a visiting U. S. Congressman that " a secure state is necessary for both Israel and the Palestinians.

In an April 11, 2008, interview on the CNN Headline News Glenn Beck Show Voight stated that he had thrown his support to Republican Senator John McCain for President.

President Roosevelt, when he heard the sentence, reportedly stated, " That's bully.

It was here that US President John F. Kennedy gave his famous speech to the Berliners, in which he stated: " Ich bin ein Berliner ".

Also in July, American President Bush stated twice that Taylor “ must leave Liberia ”.

Under pressure from Starr, who had obtained from Lewinsky a blue dress with Clinton's semen stain, as well as testimony from Lewinsky that the President had inserted a cigar tube into her vagina, Clinton stated, " I did have a relationship with Miss Lewinsky that was not appropriate.

At that time Intel's President, Luke J. Valenter, stated that the microcontroller was one of the most successful in the company's history, and expanded the division's budget over 25 %.

In 2004, Finnish President Tarja Halonen visited Nicaragua where she stated " The Finnish government and Parliament have decided that Nicaragua is one of the main targets of Finnish development aid.

Whilst on a state visit to Russia in December 2008, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega expressed his desire to travel to Abkhazia and South Ossetia in the future, and stated that Nicaragua is in solidarity with the people of the two countries.

In March, during his meetings with French President Sarkozy, Tandja explicitly stated that he would not seek a third term.

Speaking in Lokoja, Nigerian President Umaru Yar ' Adua stated that the project would lead to " all-year-round navigability " on the River Niger and that he hoped that, by 2020, Nigeria would have become one of the twenty most industrialised nations in the world.

In January 1790 President Washington, in his first annual message to Congress stated that, " Uniformity in the currency, weights, and measures of the United States is an object of great importance, and will, I am persuaded, be duly attended to ", and ordered Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson to prepare a plan for Establishing Uniformity in the Coinage, Weights, and Measures of the United States, afterwards referred to as the Jefferson report.

President Clinton stated that after seeing images of babies being pulled from the wreckage, he was " beyond angry " and wanted to " put fist through the television ".