| Franak Viačorka Франак Вячорка |
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International Secretary of Popular-Democratic Party "Belarusian Movement" |
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| Born | March 26, 1988 Minsk, Byelorussian SSR |
| Nationality | Belarus |
Frančisak Valancinavič (Franak) Viačorka (Viachorka) (born March 26, 1988) is a Belarusian politician, youth leader. International Secretary for a Popular-Democratic Party "Belarusian Movement". Coordinator of Promotion for an independent satellite TV-channel BELSAT TV
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Franak's birthday, March 26, falls the day after Freedom Day (Belarus) on March 25, the anniversary of the founding in 1918 of the Belarusian National Republic. Because of the political significance of the date for the pro-democracy movement and its associated demonstrations, his father Vincuk would usually be in custody the following day. Since his youth, Franak has been involved in the opposition movement to current Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko. He is a former pupil of the Belarusian Humanities Lyceum and was formerly chairman of the BPF Youth, the youth wing of the Belarusian Popular Front, succeeded on October 10, 2009 by Andrei Krečka.
2001–2005 Belarusan Lyceum for Humanities named after Jakub Kolas, formally closed by Government in 2003 for political reasons.
2005-2008 Belarusan State University- Journalism - Information and Communication
2008-2009 European Humanitarian University (Lithuania), Journalism - Media and Communication
2010- .. Warsaw University (Poland). Public Relations, Media Marketing
On February 18, 2008, Franak was expelled from his third year of journalism at the Belarusian State University, in spite of his excellent academic performance, for missing two exams. The fact that he was being detained by the police was not accepted as a legitimate excuse by the university authorities. A subsequent attempt to enroll in the exiled European Humanities University, a private Belarusian university operating in neighbouring Lithuania due to Lukashenko's restrictions, failed as Mr. Viačorka's name is currently on a list of persons banned from travelling outside Belarus
It has been reported that on 16 January 2009, Franak was forcibly conscripted into the Armed Forces of Belarus by the authorities, despite having been found medically unfit. Several other youth activists, such as Ivan Shyla, were also drafted. In the course of his training, it is alleged that he has been subjected to harassment by senior military figures in order to make him speak Russian rather than Belarusian, although both are legal for use in the military. As of July 2009, he was stationed in the air defence unit 48694 in Mozyr, Homiel Voblast. April 14, 2010 Viachorka was released from a Army because of state of Health. In the time of Military service Franak was participating in local elections to Mazyr City Council as a candidate in April 2010, but didn't get in.
Since 2011 Franak Viachorka is a member of organisation committee and International Secretary of a new Popular-Democratic Party "Belarusian Movement" which is in opposition to regime of Alaksandr Lukashenka
Since 2008 Franak is working at BELSAT TV as a coordinator of promotion in Belarus
Franak speaks English, French, Polish, Russian and Belarusan.
In the 2006 documentary film A Lesson of Belarusian, Franak's work with his fellow activists in the lead-up to the 2006 Belarusian presidential election was followed for two weeks. His father Vincuk Viačorka was also featured, as was Uladzimir Kolas, principal of the Belarusian Humanities Lyceum and a prominent academic. Franak also played in Tutejszyja movie.
Franak is a producer of several musical rock-projects