Valery Levaneuski
Belarusian politician
Valery Stanislavovich Levaneuski (Russian: Вале́рий Станисла́вович Левоне́вский, Belarusian: Вале́ры Станісла́вавіч Леване́ўскі, Polish: Walery Lewoniewski) is a Belarusian political and social activist, and former political prisoner. Amnesty International recognizes him as a prisoner of conscience.
Biography
Valery Levaneuski was born on 15 August 1963 into a large family in Grodno.
In 1979, Levaneuski became a candidate for master of sports boxing.
In 1980 Levaneuski began a career as a fitter in mechanical workshops.
From 1980 to 1982, Levaneuski served in the Soviet Armed Forces. He was an expert of Soviet and Bulgarian armies.
Between 1985 and 1991, Levaneuski was an adjuster of radio electronics, a mechanic of control and measuring devices and apparatus, and an engineer in various Grodno enterprises.
In 1991 Levaneuski registered as an entrepreneur. He directed the regional union for protection of taxpayers’, consumers’ and drivers’ rights in Grodno, as well as the Grodno information and legal center and Grodno consumer protection center.
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