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Video. Who is Belarus' long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko?

Updated: 07/08/2020 - 8:00 GMT+2

He's been dubbed Europe's last dictator and has been president of Belarus since 1994. But, ahead of elections on Sunday, what else do we know about Alexander Lukashenko?

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