Ales Michalevic
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Ales Anatoljevich Michalevic ' onMouseout='HidePop("62625")' href="/topics/Minsk">Minsk
, Byelorussian SSR
) is a Belarus
ian public figure and politician
, 2010 presidential candidate in the Republic of Belarus.
to a family of research associates of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
.
Following studies in Minsk
at mathematics
school No. 19 and the Belarusian Humanities Lyceum
, Michalevic attended the Belarusian State University
, Faculty of Law, graduating in 1997 with a degree in Political Science
and Law
. While at university, Michalevic headed the Belarusian Students’ Association, a non-governmental organization dedicated to protecting the rights of Belarusian students. Michalevic also undertook periods of study at the University of Warsaw
(Poland
) and University of Oxford
(UK).
After graduation in 1997, Michalevic founded and became the leader of an organization working in the sphere of youth exchanges and youth tourism. Starting 2000, Michalevic worked as Deputy Director and later General Director of a tourist company. Following Michalevic's participation in the Belarusian parliamentary election, 2004
, his company became target of numerous state controls and inspections which led to Michalevic resigning from his position.
In 2005, Michalevic qualified as a crisis manager accredited at the Ministry of Economics of the Belarus. In 2007-08 he worked as a legal consultant at the Association of Disabled Veterans of the War in Afghanistan, and in 2008-10 he worked as a lawyer at the Belarusian Independent Trade Union.
Following his nomination to the position of party chairman in 2008 and proposal of a program of reforms, Michalevic was expelled from the party for publicly criticizing the party leadership.
From 2003 to 2007, Michalevic was deputy to the Pukhavichy district council and coordinator of the Assembly of Deputies to Local Councils. At the same time he published a local newspaper in the town of Maryina Horka
.
He initiated a number of decisions on widening the powers of local self-governing bodies.
On 27 January 2010, Michalevic officially launched his campaign seeking nomination as an independent candidate in Belarusian presidential election, 2011
.
On November 18, 2010, Michalevic officially registered as a presidential candidate.
On December 19, 2010 Michalevic took part in the meeting in downtown Minsk but did not take part in the demonstration and riots that followed. He left downtown for home where he was with his family.
On December 20, 2010, at the election night Michalevic was arrested by KGB agents in his apartment in Minsk. He was charged for organizing of mass riots.
January 11, 2011 he called from the KGB jail to his wife. Under the pressure of a voice heard in the phone, Michalevic asked her to not go to Bruxelles and Warsaw to give a speech at EU-parliament and Polish Sejm hearings regarding Belarus. His wife interpreted this as if her husband in fact told her to go there. The night between January 12 and January 13 the car in which Milana Michalevic and their youngest daughter was travelng to Poland was stopped by KGB agents. Milana Michalevic was informed that she was banned from travel abroad until her husband's future is decided by the KGB. Currently Michalevic's wife is under the close observation of KGB agents in Minsk.
On February 19, 2011 Michalevic was released from prison. After that, he made a statement in which he claimed that he and other political prisoners had been subjected to tortures. .
Minsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
, Byelorussian SSR
Byelorussian SSR
The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic was one of fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union. It was one of the four original founding members of the Soviet Union in 1922, together with the Ukrainian SSR, the Transcaucasian SFSR and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic...
) is a Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
ian public figure and politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, 2010 presidential candidate in the Republic of Belarus.
Biography
Michalevic was born in MinskMinsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
to a family of research associates of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus is the national academy of Belarus.-History:...
.
Following studies in Minsk
Minsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
at mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
school No. 19 and the Belarusian Humanities Lyceum
Belarusian Humanities Lyceum
Belarusian Humanities Lyceum is a private secondary school, formerly located at 21 Kirau Street in Minsk, Belarus.-History:It was founded on January 15, 1991 as the Yakub Kolas National State Humanities Lyceum, by leading Belarusian intellectuals such as the present Belarusian Language Society...
, Michalevic attended the Belarusian State University
Belarusian State University
Belarusian State University , Minsk, Belarus, was founded on October 30, 1921. The BSU is a higher education establishment in the Republic of Belarus.-History:...
, Faculty of Law, graduating in 1997 with a degree in Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
and Law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
. While at university, Michalevic headed the Belarusian Students’ Association, a non-governmental organization dedicated to protecting the rights of Belarusian students. Michalevic also undertook periods of study at the University of Warsaw
University of Warsaw
The University of Warsaw is the largest university in Poland and one of the most prestigious, ranked as best Polish university in 2010 and 2011...
(Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
) and University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
(UK).
After graduation in 1997, Michalevic founded and became the leader of an organization working in the sphere of youth exchanges and youth tourism. Starting 2000, Michalevic worked as Deputy Director and later General Director of a tourist company. Following Michalevic's participation in the Belarusian parliamentary election, 2004
Belarusian parliamentary election, 2004
Parliamentary elections were held in Belarus on 17 October 2004, with a second round of voting in two constituencies on 27 October, and a third round in one on 20 March 2005. The vast majority of successful candidates, 97 of 109, were independents...
, his company became target of numerous state controls and inspections which led to Michalevic resigning from his position.
In 2005, Michalevic qualified as a crisis manager accredited at the Ministry of Economics of the Belarus. In 2007-08 he worked as a legal consultant at the Association of Disabled Veterans of the War in Afghanistan, and in 2008-10 he worked as a lawyer at the Belarusian Independent Trade Union.
Political activities
Michalevic was deputy chairman of the Partyja BNF in 2004-2008.Following his nomination to the position of party chairman in 2008 and proposal of a program of reforms, Michalevic was expelled from the party for publicly criticizing the party leadership.
From 2003 to 2007, Michalevic was deputy to the Pukhavichy district council and coordinator of the Assembly of Deputies to Local Councils. At the same time he published a local newspaper in the town of Maryina Horka
Maryina Horka
Maryina Horka is a town in Minsk Voblast, Belarus, the capital of the Pukhavichy Raion. As of 2009 its population was of 22,500.-History:The town was first mentioned in 1222 and received its town status in 1955.-Geography:...
.
He initiated a number of decisions on widening the powers of local self-governing bodies.
On 27 January 2010, Michalevic officially launched his campaign seeking nomination as an independent candidate in Belarusian presidential election, 2011
Belarusian presidential election, 2011
A presidential election was held in Belarus on 19 December 2010. The election was originally planned for the beginning of 2011. However, the final date was set during an extraordinary session of the National Assembly of Belarus on September 14, 2010....
.
On November 18, 2010, Michalevic officially registered as a presidential candidate.
On December 19, 2010 Michalevic took part in the meeting in downtown Minsk but did not take part in the demonstration and riots that followed. He left downtown for home where he was with his family.
On December 20, 2010, at the election night Michalevic was arrested by KGB agents in his apartment in Minsk. He was charged for organizing of mass riots.
January 11, 2011 he called from the KGB jail to his wife. Under the pressure of a voice heard in the phone, Michalevic asked her to not go to Bruxelles and Warsaw to give a speech at EU-parliament and Polish Sejm hearings regarding Belarus. His wife interpreted this as if her husband in fact told her to go there. The night between January 12 and January 13 the car in which Milana Michalevic and their youngest daughter was travelng to Poland was stopped by KGB agents. Milana Michalevic was informed that she was banned from travel abroad until her husband's future is decided by the KGB. Currently Michalevic's wife is under the close observation of KGB agents in Minsk.
On February 19, 2011 Michalevic was released from prison. After that, he made a statement in which he claimed that he and other political prisoners had been subjected to tortures. .