21.   A former state farm director and a Soviet admirer, the Belarusian leader has no tolerance for dissent.

22.   A former state farm director showing mounting authoritarian tendencies, Lukashenko has made no secret of his contempt for parliament.

23.   A former state farm director with little tolerance for dissent, Lukashenko has curbed free expression, arrested opposition activists and shut down independent newspapers.

24.   A former state farm director, he has cracked down on dissent and stifled independent media.

25.   A former state farm director with authoritarian tendencies, Lukashenko has made no secret of his contempt for parliament.

26.   A handful of farmers with ties to the state farm have flourished.

27.   A tough-talking former Communist state farm director, Lukashenko has cracked down on dissent and sent truncheon-wielding riot police to crush protests this year.

28.   A tough-talking former Communist state farm director, Lukashenko tightly controls the media and has championed renewed ties to Moscow.

29.   A tough-talking former Communist state farm director, Lukashenko tightly controls the media, suppresses dissent and has pumped funds into beefing up police and security forces.

30.   A powerful lobby consisting of representatives of Soviet-era state farms has resisted all attempts to liberalize land legislation.