Death of Alexander Taraikovsky

Alexander Taraikovsky
Born(1986-03-26)26 March 1986
Died10 August 2020(2020-08-10) (aged 34)
NationalityBelarusian
Awards Medal of the Order of the Pahonia

Alexander Taraikovsky (Belarusian: Аляксандр Тарайкоўскі; 26 March 1986 10 August 2020) was a demonstrator who died in Minsk, Belarus, during the 2020 Belarusian protests in which the police used tear gas, rubber bullets, and stun grenades against peaceful protestors. He was the first victim whose death was officially confirmed.