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Andrei Aliakseevich Raukou

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Andrei Aliakseevich Raukou is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	ANDREI RAVKOV · Andrei Alekseevich Raukou · Andrei Alekseevich Ravkov · Andrei Alexeyevich RAVKOV · Andrei Aliakseevich RAUKOU · 22 more...				[sources]
Other name	Andrei Alekseevich RAVKOV · Andrei Alekseevich Raukou · Andrei Alekseevich Ravkov · Andrei Aliakseevich Ravkov · Andréi Alekséyevich Ravkov · 8 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1967-06-25 · 1967-06-26				[sources]
Place of birth	BELARUS, village of Revyaki, Vitebsk/Viciebsk Region/Oblast · Belarus, village of Revyaki · Raviaki · Village of Revyaki, Vitebsk / Viciebsk Oblast · Village of Revyaki, Vitebsk / Viciebsk Oblast Former USSR Currently Belarus · 2 more...				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Belarus				[sources]
Country	Belarus				[sources]
Citizenship	Belarus				[sources]
Country of birth	Belarus · Soviet Union				[sources]
First name	Andrei · Andrei Aliakseevich · Andrey Alekseyevich · Андрей · Андрэй				[sources]
Last name	RAUKOU · Raukou · Ravkov · РАЎКОЎ · РАВКОВ				[sources]
Patronymic	Alekseevich · Aliakseevich · Алексеевич · Аляксеевiч				[sources]
Second name	Alekseevich · Aliakseevich				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q18613590				[sources]
Position	Ancien secrétaire d'État du conseil de sécurité · Chairperson of the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus (2020-2020) · Defence Minister of Belarus (2014-2020) · Former State Secretary of the Security Council Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus to Azerbaijan · Former State Secretary of the Security Council (Jan-Sept 2020)				[sources]
Education	Military Academy of Belarus · Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia · Minsk Suvorov Military School · Moscow Higher Military Command School				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr				[sources]
Last change	2024-11-29	Last processed	2024-12-02	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

In his former position as State Secretary of the Security Council, he has been closely associated with the President and responsible for the repression and intimidation campaign carried out by the State apparatus in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, in particular arbitrary arrests and ill-treatment, including torture, of peaceful demonstrators as well as intimidation and violence against journalists. He remains active in the Lukashenka regime as the ambassador of Belarus to Azerbaijan.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Former State Secretary of the Security Council; Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus to Azerbaijan

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Dans le cadre de ses anciennes fonctions de secrétaire d'État du conseil de sécurité, il est étroitement associé au président et est responsable de la campagne de répression et d'intimidation menée par l'appareil d'État à la suite de l'élection présidentielle de 2020, en particulier d'arrestations arbitraires et de mauvais traitements, y compris de la torture, de manifestants pacifiques, ainsi que d'intimidations et de violences à l'encontre de journalistes. Il continue de jouer un rôle actif dans le régime de Loukachenka en tant qu'ambassadeur de Biélorussie en Azerbaïdjan.

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2023-04-20

Belarusian general

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Defence Minister of Belarus	2014-11-27	2020-01-20
Defence Minister of Belarus	2014-11-27	2020-01-20

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Federal Public Service Finance	BLR	2021-02-27	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(PESC) 2004/661 du 24/09/2004 (UE Biélorussie - R (CE) 765/2006 ) · (UE) 2020/1648 du 06/11/2020 (UE Biélorussie - R (CE) 765/2006 ) · (UE) 2021/339 du 25/02/2021 (UE Biélorussie - R (CE) 765/2006 )	-	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs	Ordinance of 16 March 2022 on measures against Belarus (SR 946.231.116.9), annex 5, 13, 14 and 15	2020-12-11	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	BLR	2021-02-27	-
Välisministeerium	-	-	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
Global Affairs Canada	Belarus / Bélarus	-	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK	The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2020-12-31	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Belarus	2020-12-31	-
Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania	-	2018-01-01	2025-09-25

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons248,643

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,736

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories425,794

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,018

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,281

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

Estonia International Sanctions Act List329

Individuals and entities sanctioned by the Estonia government

Estonia · VM

French National Asset Freezing System5,117

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,603

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

Monaco National Fund Freezing List4,554

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

Wikidata Entities of Interest3,962

Persons of interest profiles from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

Lithuania Designated Persons Under Magnitsky Amendments315

The sanctions list aims to prevent foreign individuals involved in gross human rights violations, money laundering, and corruption from entering Lithuania.

Lithuania · migracija

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List4,410

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,368

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,449

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Wikidata378,482

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: ca-sema-8133877b721983d52b824d079123e0cdefb5d790 · eu-tb-logical-126338 · fr-ga-3274 · ee-san-aa25765a322576c7b369aa705738e742c5508d98 · ch-seco-44024 · lt-mag-5cdf8294d2ec543b691a0f4cc35c206b227b3600 · eu-fsf-eu-5968-10 · gb-hmt-13995 · NK-HGpF7oRDmBwDJJ9ozKHuq2 · mc-freezes-90b7a5c6ed30c85b22fd0ed3ee209554d865786a · gb-fcdo-bel0052

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