Mikola Statkevich
Mikola Statkevich | |
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Мікола Статкевіч | |
| Leader of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly) | |
| Assumed office 29 June 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 August 1956 Liadna, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (now Belarus) |
| Political party | Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly) |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (until 1991) |
| Alma mater | Minsk Higher Military Engineering School |
| Website | https://statkevich.org/ |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch/service | Soviet Air Defence Forces |
| Years of service | 1973–1982 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Disappeared | 9 February 2023 (aged 66) Corrective Colony 13, Hlybokaye, Belarus |
Mikola Viktaravich Statkevich (Belarusian: Мікола Віктаравіч Статкевіч, Russian: Николай Викторович Статкевич, romanized: Nikolai Viktorovich Statkevich; born 12 August 1956 – disappeared 9 February 2023) is a Belarusian lieutenant colonel, politician, and opposition leader who was a presidential candidate at the 2010 Belarusian presidential election. Since 31 May 2020 he is held in prison by Belarusian authorities. Viasna Human Rights Centre recognized him as a political prisoner. On 14 December 2021, Statkevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison.