Sergey Kalyakin

Belarusian opposition politician (1952–2024)

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is  Ivanovich and the family name is  Kalyakin.

Sergey Kalyakin

Сяргей Калякін

Kalyakin in 2011

Personal details
Born| (1952-06-16)16 June 1952
Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
Died| 15 August 2024(2024-08-15) (aged 72)
Political party| Belarusian Left Party "A Just World" (1991–2023)
Other political
affiliations| Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1977–1991)
Relations| Mikalay Dzyemyantsyey (uncle)

Sergey Ivanovich Kalyakin[a] (16 June 1952 – 15 August 2024) was a Belarusian opposition politician who was the leader of the Belarusian Left Party "A Just World", until 2009 known as the Party of Communists of Belarus.[1] He was the nephew of Mikalay Dzyemyantsyey, former chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.

In 1977 he graduated from the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, becoming a radio engineer. In 1992, he received a diploma of political science at the Belarusian State University.[2] He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1977 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Following the 1991 declaration of independence of Belarus, he joined the newly-formed Party of Belarusian Communists.[3]

Kalyakin was a candidate for presidency in Belarus in 2001, 2006, and 2015.[4][5][6] Following his defeat in the 2006 opposition primary, he assisted the ultimately-unsuccessful campaign of Alaksandar Milinkievič against incumbent Alexander Lukashenko.[5] In 2009, he was elected chairman of the Belarusian Left Party.

## Political positions

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Kalyakin supported the Russian occupation of Crimea, saying that Russia defended people which it considers to be its potential citizens.[7]

## Notes

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1. ^ Belarusian: Сяргей Іванавіч Калякін, Łacinka: Siarhiej Ivanavič Kalakin
Russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Каля́кин

## References

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1. ^ "Kalyakin and Haidukevich nominating groups submit documents to CEC". Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. ^ "БелаПАН. Video: Kalyakin reelected chairman of Spravedlivy Mir party". belapan.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
4. ^ "For a post of the President of Belarus with Lukashenko will compete left candidate". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
5. ^ a b "USATODAY.com - Belarus jails opposition leader, draws international outcry". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
6. ^ "Election 2015. Three potential presidential candidates pass 100,000 signature mark".[permanent dead link]
7. ^ «Камуніст, які выступае за буржуазную рэвалюцыю». Пяць фактаў пра Сяргея Калякіна, які стварае «партыю марксісцкіх поглядаў»

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