Belarus President Lukashenko and his estranged wife Galina Lukashenko are not only known to be apart but rarely meet. The First Lady of Belarus did not accompany her husband to Minsk early in her presidential career, and she does not accompany her husband to public events. But despite the current situation, the couple had started a fairy tale for their relationship.
Galina was reportedly Alexander's high school love and they started performing together when they played Snow White in a show. The couple has two sons, Viktor Lukashenko and Dmitry Lukashenko. Although the two are still legally married, Galina and Alexander have split since becoming the President of Belarus. Alexander also has another son, 17-year-old Nikolai Lukashenko.
Who is Galina Lukashenko?
Galina Lukashenko is the First Lady of Belarus and the wife of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. He was born on January 1, 1955 in the Belarusian SSR. Galina and Alexander met when they were in high school. She completed her studies at Mogilev State University and then married Alexander in 1975.
Alexander & Galina Lukashenko, Wedding day, 1975 pic.twitter.com/aJqBRI0YLl
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Talking about their love story, Galina told Komsomolskaya Pravda in 2005, "We studied in the same school, he was a year old. Sasha was so beautiful, she often led school evenings, very All the girls loved him. Because of this, the girls said that I came and took the best boy. He had come to visit me from Alexandria four kilometers and four kilometers ago. In any weather: rain, blizzard, snow . We got married after graduating from three courses, and Sasha had already received a diploma."
After being elected Galina did not go with her husband to the capital because their sons were finishing school and there was no one to leave the house. "I decided not to leave, but Sasha did not agree," she said. Asked if she regretted her choice, Galina denied it and explained, "No, I have chosen this life myself. Of course, when the children grew up, I became alone in the house. But the children always left. Give - in the countryside, both in the city and in the city. Loneliness doesn't bother me. I read a lot, I love going to the forest. I get very tired at work, people walk all day. I help as much as I can Sometimes I'm so tired I can't sleep."
When asked how it felt to know that her husband was the President, she said, "I used to live nearby, I saw his development. He is an extraordinary person." Since January 1998, Galina is the head of the department of the Mogilev Regional Executive Committee for Population Reform. Despite being the First Lady of Belarus, she is rarely seen in public.
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Meanwhile, former Prime Minister Mikhail Chigir and his wife Julia became friends with Galina in the early days. "She's a wonderful and great woman. I couldn't say a bad word about it. She always cared about her children and husband and was concerned about her fate. He gave her good advice, but she never Didn't listen. Unfortunately, we no longer have contact with her. Lukashenko prevented her from meeting Julia," he said. Chigir said that Alexander treated Galina like a dog and said, "He only gave her orders that she had to obey."
Alexander has another son, Nikolai Lukashenko, who was born in 2004. Although never officially confirmed, it is believed that the child's mother is Irina Abelskaya, Alexander's former personal physician. When asked about Nikolai's mother, he only replied, "She works as a doctor," reports Komsomolskaya Pravda. Nikolai has accompanied Alexander on several international trips, and the 67-year-old president has said that "Kolya has warm relations with Putin."
In 2016, the media reported that no one could visit Galina without Alexander's consent. Reportedly, she leaves her home only on holidays to visit her children and grandchildren in Minsk. He is also not active on any social media platform.