Belarus Factory Workers Walk Out, Joining Mass Protests Calling For President To Quit
4 years, 4 months ago

Belarus Factory Workers Walk Out, Joining Mass Protests Calling For President To Quit

NPR  

Belarus Factory Workers Walk Out, Joining Mass Protests Calling For President To Quit Enlarge this image toggle caption Misha Friedman/Getty Images Misha Friedman/Getty Images The president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, vowed Monday to cling tightly to power as many factory workers walked off their jobs and joined with hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters demanding his immediate resignation. Speaking to The Associated Press, Sergei Dylevsky, the leader of the protest, described Lukashenko as "a former president." On Sunday, in a potentially ominous sign, a statement from the Kremlin said Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin had spoken by phone and that Putin had promised to stand ready to help his Belarusian counterpart in accordance with a collective military pact between the two countries. Sponsor Message The statement reiterated earlier comments from the Kremlin that "external forces" and not internal dissent were driving the unrest in Belarus.

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Belarus leader Lukashenko’s purported mediation in Kremlin crisis stretches credibility to the limit
1 year, 6 months ago

Belarus leader Lukashenko’s purported mediation in Kremlin crisis stretches credibility to the limit

CNN  

CNN — Nearly three years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin stood by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in his hour of need, backing Europe’s longest-running dictator as he faced a wave of street protests. A quick recap: A major crisis shook the foundations of the Russian state Saturday, as forces loyal to Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin marched toward Moscow. The …

Alexander Lukashenko: Belarusian strongman tries to turn the tables in combative interview
3 years, 3 months ago

Alexander Lukashenko: Belarusian strongman tries to turn the tables in combative interview

CNN  

Minsk, Belarus CNN — Alexander Lukashenko must be familiar by now with the sound of people who disagree with him. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images Challenged on human rights abuses, including attacks on protesters, a bomb threat that forced a plane to land allowing Belarusian authorities to arrest dissidents on board, and what the European Union calls the “weaponization” of migrants, Lukashenko tried …

Belarus opposition leader seeks new US, European sanctions
3 years, 5 months ago

Belarus opposition leader seeks new US, European sanctions

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The leader of Belarus’ embattled opposition hopes the United States and Europe will impose new sanctions on money-making government enterprises that will lead to the collapse of President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime and a peaceful transition that pro-democracy supporters are preparing for because “it can happen very fast.” Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the main opposition challenger to Lukashenko in last …

Belarusians abroad protest repression in homeland
3 years, 7 months ago

Belarusians abroad protest repression in homeland

Associated Press  

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Belarus’s exiled opposition leader vowed Saturday to persist fighting the country’s authoritarian regime despite intensifying repression that was thrown into high relief a week ago by the diversion of a commercial airliner and the arrest of a dissident journalist who was aboard. About 100 of them rallied in Kyiv to denounce President Alexander Lukashenko, whose repression of …

Belarus opposition leader in Slovenia before EU presidency
3 years, 8 months ago

Belarus opposition leader in Slovenia before EU presidency

Associated Press  

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — The exiled Belarusian opposition leader on Monday called for sustained international focus on the struggle for democracy in her country against long-ruling authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. “It is extremely important to keep Belarus high in agenda on international level with our difficult fight for democratic changes,” Tsikhanouskaya said after a meeting with Slovenia’s foreign minister, Anze Logar. …

Belarus president plans to leave job under new constitution
4 years, 1 month ago

Belarus president plans to leave job under new constitution

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The president of Belarus said Friday that he would not remain in the post he has held for more than 26 years if his country adopts a new constitution. However, President Alexander Lukashenko did not describe the amendments he is seeking or give a timeline for when a new constitution might be adopted. Lukashenko has repeatedly raised …

More than 300 detained by police in Belarus protests
4 years, 1 month ago

More than 300 detained by police in Belarus protests

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The Belarusian human rights group Viasna says that more than 300 people were arrested and many of them beaten by police during protests calling for the country’s authoritarian president to resign. Protests have gripped Belarus since the Aug. 9 presidential election that official results say gave Lukashenko a sixth term in office, but that the opposition and …

More than 900 people reported arrested in Belarus protests
4 years, 1 month ago

More than 900 people reported arrested in Belarus protests

LA Times  

A human rights group in Belarus said more than 900 people were arrested Sunday in protests around the country calling for authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to step down. The demonstrations continued the wave of near-daily protests that have gripped Belarus since early August. Many of the demonstrators carried placards in commemoration of Raman Bandarenka, an opposition supporter who died Thursday …

Club-wielding police in Belarus arrest over 500 protesters
4 years, 2 months ago

Club-wielding police in Belarus arrest over 500 protesters

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Club-swinging police went after demonstrators in Belarus’ capital who were demanding the resignation of the country’s authoritarian president on Sunday, the 90th consecutive day of protests. The human rights organization Viasna said 548 people were arrested in all, including well-known model Olga Khizhinkova, a former Miss Belarus. The wave of protests, unprecedented in their size and duration, …

Nearly 3 months after vote, Belarus protests still go strong
4 years, 2 months ago

Nearly 3 months after vote, Belarus protests still go strong

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Nearly three months after Belarus’ authoritarian president’s re-election to a sixth term in a vote widely seen as rigged, demonstrators keep swarming the streets of Belarusian cities to demand his resignation in the most massive and sustained wave of protests the ex-Soviet nation has ever seen. “The opposition only has managed to create some hotbeds of strikes …

Belarus opposition leader threatens nationwide strike
4 years, 2 months ago

Belarus opposition leader threatens nationwide strike

Associated Press  

VILNIUS, Lithuania — The top opposition challenger in the Belarusian presidential election threatened Tuesday to call a nationwide strike unless the country’s authoritarian president announces his resignation, releases political prisoners and stops his government’s violent crackdown on protesters. “If our demands aren’t fulfilled by Oct. 25, the entire country will peacefully take to the streets,” Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said in a …

Long-time Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko 'must go', says French president Emmanuel Macron
4 years, 3 months ago

Long-time Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko 'must go', says French president Emmanuel Macron

Firstpost  

Thousands of Belarusians have taken part in huge rallies since the 9 August presidential election, which they say was rigged in favor of Lukashenko Paris: France is stepping up the pressure on Belarus’ longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko, with President Emmanuel Macron telling a prominent French weekly that “Lukashenko must go.” The European Union said on Thursday it does not recognize …

Belarus president sworn in at unannounced inaugural ceremony
4 years, 3 months ago

Belarus president sworn in at unannounced inaugural ceremony

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus was sworn in Wednesday to his sixth term in office at an inaugural ceremony that was not announced in advance amid weeks of huge protests of the authoritarian leader’s reelection, which the opposition says was rigged. One opposition leader called the secretive ceremony “a farce,” and several European countries reiterated that they …

Belarus: Video shows dramatic moment taxi driver helps fleeing protestor escape armed police
4 years, 3 months ago

Belarus: Video shows dramatic moment taxi driver helps fleeing protestor escape armed police

The Independent  

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Belarus: Alexander Lukashenko inaugurated as Belarus President
4 years, 3 months ago

Belarus: Alexander Lukashenko inaugurated as Belarus President

CNN  

Minsk CNN — Embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has been inaugurated as President, state media reported, as protests continue over his hotly-disputed election win. Opposition politicians described the ceremony as a “thieves’ meeting” and a “farce.” The opposition Coordination Council, set up to facilitate a transfer of power, urged members of the international community Wednesday to support its members and …

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko abruptly sworn in for new presidential term
4 years, 3 months ago

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko abruptly sworn in for new presidential term

ABC  

The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has been sworn in for a new term in a sudden inauguration conducted with no prior announcement, according to official news agency Beltra. Key points: Alexander Lukashenko will begin his sixth term after officially claiming 80 per cent of the vote Mr Lukashenko's strongest election opponent got 10 per cent of the vote There …

March of 100,000 marks week 7 of Belarus protests
4 years, 3 months ago

March of 100,000 marks week 7 of Belarus protests

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Tens of thousands of Belarusians calling for the authoritarian president to resign marched through the capital Sunday as the country’s wave of protests entered its seventh week. Protests began Aug. 9 after an election that official results say gave President Alexander Lukashenko a sixth term in office; opponents and some poll workers say the results were manipulated. …

March of 100,000 marks week 7 of Belarus protests
4 years, 3 months ago

March of 100,000 marks week 7 of Belarus protests

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Protests began Aug. 9 after an election that official …

Minsk Police Detains 200 Women Demanding Resignation of 'Authoritarian' Belarus President
4 years, 3 months ago

Minsk Police Detains 200 Women Demanding Resignation of 'Authoritarian' Belarus President

News 18  

Police in the capital of Belarus cracked down sharply Saturday on a women’s protest march demanding the authoritarian president’s resignation, arresting more than 200 including an elderly woman who has become a symbol of the six weeks of protest that have roiled the country. The human rights group Viasna said more than 200 people were arrested in Saturday’s march. Sviatlana …

Belarus president closes some borders, puts army on alert
4 years, 3 months ago

Belarus president closes some borders, puts army on alert

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus’ president, beleaguered by six weeks of mass protests demanding his resignation, on Thursday announced he was putting troops on high alert and closing the country’s borders with Poland and Lithuania. “We are forced to withdraw troops from the streets, put the army on high alert and close the state border on the west, primarily with Lithuania …

Belarus president closes western borders, puts army on high alert
4 years, 3 months ago

Belarus president closes western borders, puts army on high alert

Al Jazeera  

Lukashenko has closed borders with Poland and Lithuania, underlining repeated claims protests are driven by the West. Belarus’s president, beleaguered by six weeks of mass protests demanding his resignation, has announced he is putting troops on high alert and closing the country’s borders with Poland and Lithuania. “We are forced to withdraw troops from the streets, put the army on …

Belarus leader Lukashenko disparages protests as US plan
4 years, 3 months ago

Belarus leader Lukashenko disparages protests as US plan

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Belarus’ authoritarian leader on Wednesday sought to disparage protesters demanding his resignation for a sixth straight week following a disputed election by accusing the United States of fomenting the unrest. He said re-establishing a national consensus “is absolutely essential for the harmonious development of the country.” Sergei Naryshkin, director of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, claimed in a statement …

Belarus protests enter 6th week, still demand leader resign
4 years, 3 months ago

Belarus protests enter 6th week, still demand leader resign

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — More than 100,000 demonstrators calling for the authoritarian president of Belarus to resign marched through the capital of Minsk on Sunday as the daily protests that have gripped the nation entered their sixth week. Many in the crowd, which the human rights group Viasna estimated as numbering more than 150,000, carried placards critical of Russia, reflecting concerns …

At least 100,000 Belarus protesters flood streets to demand end of Lukashenko
4 years, 3 months ago

At least 100,000 Belarus protesters flood streets to demand end of Lukashenko

Live Mint  

At least 100,000 Belarusian protesters took to the streets of Minsk on Sunday in one of the biggest demonstrations yet against President Alexander Lukashenko after he claimed a landslide victory in an election his opponents say was rigged. As public anger continued to build against Lukashenko, who has ruled the former Soviet nation for 26 years, Moscow offered him support …

Massive Protests Continue In Belarus As Demonstrators Demand Lukashenko Resign
4 years, 3 months ago

Massive Protests Continue In Belarus As Demonstrators Demand Lukashenko Resign

NPR  

Massive Protests Continue In Belarus As Demonstrators Demand Lukashenko Resign Enlarge this image toggle caption TUT.BY/AFP via Getty Images TUT.BY/AFP via Getty Images More than 100,000 protesters flooded the streets of the capital Minsk on Sunday in ongoing protests calling for Belarus' authoritarian president to resign. Sunday's protests come on the eve of President Alexander Lukashenko's planned meeting on Monday …

10,000 women march to demand that Belarus president resign
4 years, 3 months ago

10,000 women march to demand that Belarus president resign

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — About 10,000 women marched noisily through the Belarusian capital on Saturday, beating pots and pans and shouting for the resignation of the country’s authoritarian president in the 35th consecutive day of large anti-government protests. Others carried placards reading “ “You painted my heart with blue pain,” referring to President Alexander Lukashenko’s claim that some women previously had …

The opposition in Belarus has faced a campaign of violence and threats from President Alexander Lukashenko. How did it get here?
4 years, 4 months ago

The opposition in Belarus has faced a campaign of violence and threats from President Alexander Lukashenko. How did it get here?

ABC  

Unprecedented protests on the street, a rigged election and an authoritarian leader who refuses to budge. After the initial public violence inflicted against protesters, which stoked international outrage and only swelled the ranks of the opposition, authorities in Belarus have switched to threats and selective arrests of activists and demonstrators. France issued strong condemnation "of arbitrary arrests and the practice …

Belarus: The West can gnash its teeth. But there’s little it can do to change things
4 years, 4 months ago

Belarus: The West can gnash its teeth. But there’s little it can do to change things

CNN  

CNN — One by one, the leaders of the protest movement in Belarus are being taken out of circulation. Exactly a month after a hotly disputed election, Belarus’ long-time leader, President Alexander Lukashenko, is trying to “disrupt the opposition’s ability to sustain large-scale protests by arresting or expelling all organizers,” according to the Institute for the Study of War in …

Belarus protests against President Alexander Lukashenko enter second month
4 years, 4 months ago

Belarus protests against President Alexander Lukashenko enter second month

ABC  

Authorities were filmed beating a man and about 100 people were arrested in the Belarus capital of Minsk as protests against President Alexander Lukashenko enter a second month. Key points: Protesters waved red and white opposition flags Several were injured during a protest at a state-run tractor factory The country has experienced unrest since the August 9 election, which many …

Belarus protesters continue pressure on Lukashenko with new march
4 years, 4 months ago

Belarus protesters continue pressure on Lukashenko with new march

Al Jazeera  

Protests against strongman Lukashenko intensify as 100,000 take to the streets of Minsk following disputed re-election. Video footage shown by local media outlet TUT.BY showed women shouting “shame” at masked members of the security forces who dragged people away into detention. No matter how many riot police he’s deployed to the streets, it just hasn’t stopped people from continuing to …

In a shift, Belarus leader seeks to stem protests gradually
4 years, 4 months ago

In a shift, Belarus leader seeks to stem protests gradually

Associated Press  

MINSK, Belarus — When Belarusians filled the streets to protest what they called a fraudulent election that kept authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko in power, the blunt repressions came first. “The KGB agents have flooded the factory, and they have managed to intimidate many,” said 43-year-old Vladimir Ogarevich, who works at the Minsk Tow Truck Plant, whose workers heckled Lukashenko when …

Belarus protesters flood into Minsk, briefly approach Lukashenko residence
4 years, 4 months ago

Belarus protesters flood into Minsk, briefly approach Lukashenko residence

The Hindu  

Tens of thousands of protesters demanding President Alexander Lukashenko step down flooded into Minsk on Sunday, at one point staging a brief demonstration near his residence, as the Belarus army warned the crowd it would respond to any unrest. The crowd marched towards Mr. Lukashenko’s residence at the Independence Palace, on the northern edge of the capital, the majority gathering …

Video shows armed Belarus president as protests roil capital
4 years, 4 months ago

Video shows armed Belarus president as protests roil capital

Associated Press  

MINSK, Belarus — The authoritarian president of Belarus made a dramatic show of defiance Sunday against the massive protests demanding his resignation, toting a rifle and wearing a bulletproof vest as he strode off a helicopter that landed at his residence while demonstrators massed nearby. In the 15th day of the largest and most determined protests ever in independent Belarus, …

Armed Belarus president seen on video as protests roil capital
4 years, 4 months ago

Armed Belarus president seen on video as protests roil capital

LA Times  

Demonstrators fill the streets of Minsk, Belarus, on Sunday. Demonstrators are in the streets of the Belarusian capital and other cities, keeping up their push for the resignation of the nation’s authoritarian leader, President Alexander Lukashenko. In the 15th day of the largest and most determined protests in independent Belarus, a crowd of about 200,000 rallied against President Alexander Lukashenko …

Belarus blocks over 50 news websites amid large protests against President Alexander Lukashenko
4 years, 4 months ago

Belarus blocks over 50 news websites amid large protests against President Alexander Lukashenko

ABC  

Belarus authorities have blocked more than 50 news media websites reporting on how the country has been shaken by two weeks of protests demanding authoritarian president Alexander Lukashenko resign after 26 years in power. Key points: Mr Lukashenko's main challenger, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, is hoping large protests continue Public shows of support for Mr Lukashenko have been significantly smaller than demonstrations …

Belarus blocks over 50 news websites but protests continue
4 years, 4 months ago

Belarus blocks over 50 news websites but protests continue

Associated Press  

MINSK, Belarus — Authorities in Belarus blocked more than 50 news media websites that were covering weeks of protests demanding that authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko resign but protesters still turned out again Saturday, some forming a chain of solidarity in the capital. Protests unprecedented in Belarus for their size and duration broke out after the Aug. 9 presidential election, in …

PHOTOS: Belarus' Massive And Unprecedented Protests
4 years, 4 months ago

PHOTOS: Belarus' Massive And Unprecedented Protests

NPR  

PHOTOS: Belarus' Massive And Unprecedented Protests Enlarge this image toggle caption Getty Images; Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images; Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Getty Images; Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images; Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Nearly two weeks after an Aug. 9 election kept Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko in power amid accusations of vote-rigging, massive protests against Lukashenko continue and neither side is backing down. …

Belarus leader warns of tough new steps against protesters
4 years, 4 months ago

Belarus leader warns of tough new steps against protesters

Associated Press  

MINSK, Belarus — Belarus’ authoritarian leader threatened Wednesday to bring criminal charges against opposition leaders and called on his security services to get tougher on demonstrators — a possible harbinger of a renewed crackdown on the peaceful protests challenging the extension of his 26-year rule. “People are on strike demanding Lukashenko’s resignation, and authorities respond with batons and riot police,” …

European Union does not recognise Belarus election results, tighten sanctions
4 years, 4 months ago

European Union does not recognise Belarus election results, tighten sanctions

ABC  

The European Union says it does not recognise the results of the recent Belarus presidential election and will impose sanctions on those responsible for defrauding this month's poll. Key points: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said violence in Belarus must stop The Commission will direct 53 million euros away from the Belarus government EU Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton …

Russia’s role looms as big unknown in Belarus turmoil
4 years, 4 months ago

Russia’s role looms as big unknown in Belarus turmoil

LA Times  

Belarus, the onetime Soviet republic now beset by opposition protests, sits squarely between Russia and the West on a political seam that is dangerously fraying. Workers with handmade posters reading “Go away!” march toward the Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant where Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko addressed employees in Minsk, Belarus, on Monday. “Belarusians consider themselves a European nation, no doubt, but …

Belarus president remains defiant as protest strikes grow
4 years, 4 months ago

Belarus president remains defiant as protest strikes grow

Associated Press  

MINSK, Belarus — More workers in Belarus joined a widening strike Tuesday to press for the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has extended his 26-year rule in an election the opposition says was rigged. During Monday’s visit to a factory in Minsk he was heckled and jeered by workers shouting “Go away!” “The authorities should understand that they …

Embattled Belarus leader jeered by workers as strikes grow
4 years, 4 months ago

Embattled Belarus leader jeered by workers as strikes grow

Associated Press  

MINSK, Belarus — Workers heckled and jeered President Alexander Lukashenko on Monday as he visited a factory and strikes grew across Belarus, raising the pressure on the authoritarian leader to step down after 26 years in power. On the ninth straight day of mass protests over the official results of the Aug. 9 presidential election that demonstrators say was rigged, …

Embattled Belarus leader jeered by workers as strikes grow
4 years, 4 months ago

Embattled Belarus leader jeered by workers as strikes grow

Live Mint  

Workers heckled and jeered President Alexander Lukashenko on Monday as he visited a factory and strikes grew across Belarus, raising the pressure on the authoritarian leader to step down after 26 years in office. On the ninth straight day of mass protests over the official results of the Aug 9 presidential election that demonstrators say was rigged, Lukashenko flew by …

Belarus leader: Ready to share power, but not under pressure
4 years, 4 months ago

Belarus leader: Ready to share power, but not under pressure

Al Jazeera  

Lukashenko says work is already under way on possible changes to the constitution that could redistribute power. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said he would be willing to share power and change the constitution, but that he was not prepared to do so under pressure from protesters, according to Belta news agency. Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reporting from Minsk said …

A Week After Election, Belarus Sees Giant Protests Against Lukashenko
4 years, 4 months ago

A Week After Election, Belarus Sees Giant Protests Against Lukashenko

NPR  

A Week After Election, Belarus Sees Giant Protests Against Lukashenko NPR's Noel King talks to activist Hanna Yahorava about Sunday's protests — in what appeared to be the largest demonstration yet against President Lukashenko's widely disputed reelection. So you couldn't find out who's those people who detained activists on the streets after the end of the protest. I have a …

Tens of thousands hold biggest protest yet, Lukashenko defiant
4 years, 4 months ago

Tens of thousands hold biggest protest yet, Lukashenko defiant

Al Jazeera  

Belarusian leader rejects calls to step down as tens of thousands rally in largest protest yet against disputed vote. In a defiant speech at a smaller rally of his own supporters in Minsk’s Independence Square, Lukashenko said Belarus would “die as a state if it agreed to hold new elections under pressure” and accused NATO of massing on his country’s …

Tens of thousands rally in Minsk as Lukashenko vows to stay on
4 years, 4 months ago

Tens of thousands rally in Minsk as Lukashenko vows to stay on

Live Mint  

Tens of thousands of Belarusians rallied in Minsk on Sunday in the biggest demonstration yet against a disputed election, as President Alexander Lukashenko rejected calls to step down in a defiant speech. "It's the first time I've seen the people so glad," said one 70-year-old woman protester. The Kremlin said that in a call with Lukashenko, President Vladimir Putin had …

Belarus protests continue as Alexander Lukashenko says Russia's Vladimir Putin has agreed to help secure the country
4 years, 4 months ago

Belarus protests continue as Alexander Lukashenko says Russia's Vladimir Putin has agreed to help secure the country

ABC  

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he secured a pledge in a phone call with President Vladimir Putin for Russia to provide comprehensive assistance if needed to ensure the security of his troubled country. Key points: Russia sees Belarus as a strategic buffer against NATO and the EU Russia recently scaled back subsidies that propped up Mr Lukashenko's government The EU …

Opposition in Belarus to 'March for Freedom' a week after disputed vote
4 years, 4 months ago

Opposition in Belarus to 'March for Freedom' a week after disputed vote

India Today  

The Opposition in Belarus hopes to bring thousands to the streets of the capital for a "March for Freedom" on Sunday, a week after the disputed election that triggered unprecedented protests against President Alexander Lukashenko. Facing the biggest challenge of his 26 years in power, Lukashenko said on Saturday he had won support from Russian President Vladimir Putin who promised …

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