2010 Belarusian protests

2010 Belarusian protests
2010 Belarusian protests
	Protests in Minsk
Date	10 - 21 December 2010
Location	Belarus, mainly Minsk
Caused by	Electoral fraud during the 2010 Belarusian presidential election; Authoritarianism
Goals	Free and fair elections; Resignation of Alexander Lukashenko; Democratization
Resulted in	Protests suppressed
Parties
Belarusian opposition Tell the Truth; Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly); BPF Party; Belarusian Christian Democracy; Young Front;	Government of Belarus Militsiya; KGB; ;
Lead figures
	Andrei Sannikov; Mikola Statkevich; Uladzimir Nyaklyayew; Ryhor Kastusioŭ; Vital Rymasheuski; Andrey Dmitriyeu Alexander Lukashenko; Sergei Sidorsky; Anatol Kuleshov

The 2010 Belarusian protests were mass protest actions in Belarus against the results of the 2010 Belarusian presidential election, which took place on December 19, 2010 and were brutally dispersed. Between 10,000 and 60,000 people took part in the protest on October Square and Independence Square in Minsk. It was announced that a people's movement for free elections would be created without Lukashenka. Some participants tried to break into the Government House. Clashes with riot police took place. As a result, dozens of people were detained and beaten, including presidential candidates Khaklyaeu, Sannikov, Kastusyou, Statkevich, and Rymasheuski.