Yury Zacharanka

Yury Zakharanka
Юрый Захаранка
Minister of Internal Affairs
In office
28 July 1994 – 16 October 1995
PresidentAlexander Lukashenko
Prime MinisterMikhail Chyhir
Preceded byUladzimir Danko
Succeeded byValiantsin Ahalets
Personal details
Born(1952-01-01)1 January 1952
Vasilyevichy, Soviet Union
Political partyUnited Civic Party of Belarus
SpouseVolha Zakharanka
Childrentwo daughters
Military service
AllegianceSoviet Union
Belarus
Branch/serviceLaw Enforcement
RankMajor general (1994)
Colonel (1996)
CommandsInter-regional Directorate for Combating Organized Crime
Disappeared7 May 1999 (aged 47)
StatusMissing for 24 years, 11 months and 10 days

Colonel Yury Mikalevich Zakharanka (Belarusian: Юрый Мікалаевіч Захаранка; Russian: Юрий Захаренко, romanizedYuri Zakharenko; 1 January 1952 – disappeared 9 May 1999) was a Belarusian military officer, politician, and pro-democracy activist who served as Minister of Internal Affairs from 1994 to 1995. Following his departure from office, Zakharanka became a leading member of the Belarusian opposition, leading to his enforced disappearance and likely death in 1999.