Alexander Gerasimenko | |
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Аляксандр Герасіменка Александр Герасименко | |
Mayor of Minsk | |
In office 1991–1994 | |
Preceded by | Mikhail Marynich |
Succeeded by | Vladimir Yermoshin |
Personal details | |
Born | Uzda, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (now Belarus) | 15 January 1946
Died | 2 August 2017 Minsk, Belarus | (aged 71)
Alexander Mikhailovich Gerasimenko[a] (15 January 1946 – 2 August 2017) was a Belarusian politician and diplomat. He served as the mayor of Minsk, the nation's capital, from 1991 until 1995.[1] (The office of mayor is also known as the Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee). Gerasimenko was later appointed chairman of the Council of the Elders.[1] Additionally, Gerasimenko served as the Ambassador of Belarus to Bulgaria and Greece (1995–2000), as well as Latvia.[2]
On 4 September 1994 Gerasimenko held a joint opening ceremony for the Minsk International Educational Centre (IBB Minsk) together with Herbert Schnoor, the State-Minister of Northern Rhine-Westphalia.[3]
Gerasimenko joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1995 after completed his term as Mayor of Minsk.[4] He served as the concurrent Ambassador of Belarus to both Bulgaria and Greece from 1995[5] to 2000,[6] after which he also served as the Deputy Foreign Minister from 11 September 2000.[6] He was later appointed Ambassador to Latvia, a post he held from 13 April 2006[7] until 10 October 2013.[8]
Gerasimenko was born on 15 January 1946.[9] He died on 2 August 2017, at the age of 71.[1] His funeral was held at the House of Writers in Minsk on 3 August.[1]
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