2011 Belarusian protests
| 2011 Belarusian protests | |
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| Part of the Belarusian democracy movement | |
Security forces pushing back protesters in Minsk, 15 June 2011 | |
| Date | 8 June – 12 October 2011 (4 months and 4 days) |
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| Methods | Political lobbying, public rallies, demonstrations, riots, industrial action. |
| Casualties and losses | |
| 18 injuries, including 2 police officers | |
The 2011 Belarusian protests were a series of peaceful protests by demonstrators in Belarus demanding the resignation of current Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, who had been the president of Belarus since 1994. Belarus is an authoritarian state, and in May 2011 presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov was sentenced to five years in prison for taking part in the 2010 presidential election. Lukashenko claimed he won with almost 80% of the vote.