'Better a dictator than gay,' Belarus President Alexander
Belarussia's Alexander Lukashenko on Sunday criticized EU politicians who have threatened him with further sanctions and in an apparent riposte to the German Foreign Minister's branding him. News Desk — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has held power since , has once again sparked international condemnation after reiterating his controversial remark:. The statement, made during a state address, comes as the European Union considers tightening sanctions against his government over ongoing human rights abuses and suppression of political dissent.
"It's better to be a dictator than gay"
“Better to be a dictator than gay.” The statement, made during a state address, comes as the European Union considers tightening sanctions against his government over ongoing human rights abuses and suppression of political dissent. Belarus is facing pressure to end human rights abuses under threat of further sanctions pushed by Germany and Poland at a meeting of EU leaders last week that followed a tit-for-tat withdrawal of ambassadors. Mr Lukashenko, 57, has ruled the former Soviet republic with an iron fist since , locking up seven of the nine candidates who stood against him. Belarus’s Lukashenko "Better a Dictator Than Gay" Resurfaces
The first and only president of Belarus is known for being outspoken. As he marks 25 years in office, here are some key facts about Alexander Lukashenko. BERLIN -- Alexander Lukashenko, the authoritarian president of Belarus, on Sunday criticized EU politicians who have threatened him with sanctions and in an apparent riposte to the German foreign minister's branding him "Europe's last dictator," said: "Better to be a dictator than gay. European Union leaders at a summit in Brussels on Friday called for new measures to pressure the Belarus president over alleged human rights abuses. ‘Better be a Dictator Than Gay’ – Revisiting Perplexing
‘Better be a Dictator Than Gay’ – Revisiting Perplexing Lukashenko Quotes on His 70th Birthday Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is known not only for his authoritarian rule but for his many impenetrable statements on the issues of the day. Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko is known not only for his authoritarian rule but for his many impenetrable statements on the issues of the day. Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko celebrates his 70th birthday today, Aug. 
It's better to be a dictator than gay.
"Whoever was shouting about dictatorship there when I heard that, I thought: it's better to be a dictator than gay." Belarus opposition leaders arrested after riots. .
It’s better to be a dictator than gay, declares Belarus President
Most famously, he proclaimed that it was ‘better to be a dictator than gay’ in , in reference to meeting Germany’s openly gay Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (Matveev ). Nevertheless, homosexuality was decriminalised in the country in , four months before Lukashenka was elected president. . 
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It sounds like a line from Sacha Baron Cohen’s upcoming comedy The Dictator, but it actually came from a real dictator. Alexander Lukashenko, the president of ex-Soviet Belarus, said “better to be a dictator than gay” when responding to European criticism of the country’s democratic record. .
Belarusian lawmakers to soon consider anti
The President of Belarus, branded by Germany as Europe’s last dictator, has fuelled a diplomatic row by retorting that “it is better to be a dictator than gay”. Alexandr Lukashenko’s jibe was aimed at Guido Westerwelle, the gay German Foreign Minister, who was once told by Mr Lukashenko in a meeting to “lead a normal life”. .