Belarusian Retirees Rally Against Authoritarian Leader

Belarusian Retirees Rally Against Authoritarian Leader
People, most of them elderly women, walk during an opposition rally in Minsk, Belarus on Oct. 19, 2020.. AP Photo
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KYIV, Ukraine—About 3,000 retirees rallied in the Belarusian capital of Minsk for a third straight Monday on Oct. 19 to demand the resignation of authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko, as mass protests that have followed a disputed election continue to roil the country.

They marched through the streets of Minsk carrying flowers and chanting for Lukashenko to “Go away!” after the Aug. 9 balloting that was widely seen as rigged.