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Svetlana Tikhanovskaya: ‘They were sure I was a nobody’

17 mins | Jan 11, 2021
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Lunch with the FT: The exiled Belarus opposition leader on a year of protest. From language teacher to running against Alexander Lukashenko, to exile in Lithuania — Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's 2020 was certainly something to beholds. In this interview with James Shotter from the Financial Times, she reflects on how the events of last year all played out, and why she still firmly believes Lukashenko’s days in power are numbered.

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