What is Mikhail Chigir?
{{Infobox officeholder | office = Prime Minister of Belarus | order = 2nd | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|5|24}} | term = 1994-1996 }} '''Mikhail Chigir''' (Born 24 May 1948) is a Belarusian politician who served as prime ministers from 1994-1996. Chigir was appointed as Prime Minister in July 1994, on the day following the inauguration of [[Alexander Lukashenko]] as president. Prior to this, he served as head of Belagroprombank, a bank specializing in agricultural pursuits. == Resignation == In 1996, Chigir resigned as prime minister in protest of Lukashenko's efforts to gain unlimited authority over the country. The following year he became a signatory of [[Charter 97]]. In 1999, he announced he would run for President of Belarus in order to unseat Lukashenko. {{DEFAULTSORT:Chigir, Mikhail}} [[Category:Belarusian politicians]] [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:Living people]] {{bio-stub}}