Sergey Ivanovich Kalyakin | |
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Сяргей Іванавіч Калякін | |
 Kalyakin in 2011. | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 June 1952 Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (now Belarus) |
| Political party | Belarusian Left Party "A Just World" (1991-2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1977-1991) |
| Relations | Mikalay Dzyemyantsyey (uncle) |
Sergey Ivanovich Kalyakin[lower-alpha 1] (born 16 June 1952) is a Belarusian opposition politician who is the current leader of the Belarusian Left Party "A Just World", until 2009 known as the Party of Communists of Belarus.[1] He is the nephew of Mikalay Dzyemyantsyey, former chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.
In 1977 he graduated from the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, becoming a radio engineer. In 1992, he received a diploma of political science at the Belarusian State University.[2] He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1977 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Following the 1991 declaration of independence of Belarus, he joined the newly-formed Party of Belarusian Communists.[3]
Kalyakin was a candidate for presidency in Belarus in 2001, 2006, and 2015.[4][5][6] Following his defeat in the 2006 opposition primary, he assisted the ultimately-unsuccessful campaign of Alaksandar Milinkievič against incumbent Alexander Lukashenko.[5] In 2009, he was elected chairman of the Belarusian Left Party.
Political positions
Kalyakin supports the Russian occupation of Crimea, saying that Russia defended people which it considers to be its potential citizens.[7]
Notes
- ↑ Belarusian: Сяргей Іванавіч Калякін, Siarhiej Ivanavič Kaliakin
Russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Каля́кин
References
- ↑ "Kalyakin and Haidukevich nominating groups submit documents to CEC". Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "БелаПАН. Video: Kalyakin reelected chairman of Spravedlivy Mir party". belapan.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ "For a post of the President of Belarus with Lukashenko will compete left candidate". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- 1 2 "USATODAY.com - Belarus jails opposition leader, draws international outcry". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ "Election 2015. Three potential presidential candidates pass 100,000 signature mark".
- ↑ «Камуніст, які выступае за буржуазную рэвалюцыю». Пяць фактаў пра Сяргея Калякіна, які стварае «партыю марксісцкіх поглядаў»