Question:Belarus is surrounded by which of the following nations?
(1) Russia
(2) Poland
(3) Ukraine
(4) Latvia
(5) Lithuania
Which is/are correct?
(a) 1,2 and 5
(b) 2,3,4 and 5
(c) 1,2,3 and 4
(d) All of these
Answer:(d)
- Context:
- The authoritarian ruler of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has been facing massive protests since August 9, when a controversial presidential vote showed him winning by a landslide. Lukashenko has been running the East European country since 1994.
- Facts:
- Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest.
- Its capital is Minsk.
- After the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991, Belarus became a sovereign nation, and its first presidential elections were held in 1994.
- Alexander Lukashenko has served as the country’s first president since 1994. Belarus has been labelled “Europe’s last dictatorship” by some Western journalists, on account of the country’s poor human rights record and Lukashenko’s self-described authoritarian style of government.
By: Arpit Mishra
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