Background
Mikola Statkevich was born in Slutsk into a family of school teachers. He is a descendant of the Statkewicz noble family.
Mikola Statkevich was born in Slutsk into a family of school teachers. He is a descendant of the Statkewicz noble family.
Statkevich graduated from a military engineering school in Minsk and served in the Soviet antiaircraft defense in the Arctic region.
Minsk Higher Engineering antiaircraft missile School (MVIZRU)
In 1978 he graduated from the Minsk Higher Engineering antiaircraft missile School (MVIZRU) defense. He served in the Arctic.
He defended his thesis and taught at MVIZRU. Ph.D., Lt. Col. stock. Even
before the collapse of the Soviet Union developed and published the
concept of the Belarusian army, which was implemented after the collapse
of the Soviet Union.
In early 1991 in protest against the suppression of demonstrators in Vilnius tanks out of the CPSU. August 20, 1991 the only troops in Belarus has publicly opposed the coup in Moscow. At the same time announced the creation of the Belarusian association of war (Bev).
In 1995 he was elected chairman of the BSDH. After
the merger with the Social Democratic Party of the People's consent,
and the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Narodnaya Gromada) became
chairman of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (NY).
Since 2003 - the leader of the "European coalition."
October
17, 2004 in Belarus held parliamentary elections in Belarus and the
third was held a referendum in which, according to official figures,
77.3% of Belarusian voters supported an exception to the Constitution of
the State restrictions on the number of presidential terms, allowing
Alexander Lukashenko to participate in the next presidential election . Confident in the rigged election, voters held protest rallies, which was headed by Nikolai Statkevich. He
was arrested and eventually in 2005 was sentenced to 3 years of
imprisonment for organizing a peaceful demonstration against the rigged
referendum. In 2006, an international organization Amnesty International has recognized Statkevich prisoner of conscience.
In 2009, Congress "European coalition" was nominated for the presidency in 2010.
Presidential elections were held December 19, 2010. The same evening, and on the night of December 20, 2010 at the Independence Square in Minsk held a protest meeting which was attended by Statkevich. The rally was violently dispersed by riot police and interior troops. After breaking up the meeting Statkevich tried to leave the area by taxi, but was detained.
Detainee faced up to 15 years in prison for organizing the riots. January 11, 2011 Amnesty International prisoner of conscience recognized Statkevich.
May 26, 2011 Statkevich was sentenced to six years imprisonment in strict regime. January 12, 2012 at the initiative of the administration Shklou colony, which believes that Statkevich intends "to further a criminal lifestyle," he admitted a repeat infringer regime. As a result, Statkevich the courts have been strengthened conditions for the next three years with no right of appeal
leader of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Narodnaya Gromada), former presidential candidate in Belarus. One of the founders of the public association "Belarusian Association of Military"
