Mikhail Apanasavich Marynich was a Belarusian diplomat, politician, and pro-democracy activist.
10 Facts About Mikhail Marynich
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Mikhail Marynich was the inspirational leader for Zubr, a youth resistance movement.
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In 2001 Marynich resigned from his position of Belarus Ambassador to Latvia, made a public statement against the Belarus political regime and ran for the Presidency.
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Mikhail Marynich was among the first public officials in Belarus to resign and start a political fight against Alexander Lukashenko.
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In early 2004 Mikhail Marynich was arrested for his political beliefs.
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On 30 December 2004 Mikhail Marynich was accused and imprisoned on dubious charges of stealing computers from an NGO, of which he was himself a director.
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In March 2005, in Orsha prison, Mikhail Marynich suffered a cerebral stroke.
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The stroke was provoked by the prison administration when Mikhail Marynich was denied access to his medicines after a very hard transportation in unheated train wagons from Minsk to Orsha.
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Mikhail Marynich was told along with other prisoners to stay on his knees on the train platform.
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Mikhail Marynich died on 17 October 2014, at the age of 74.