Alaksandar Ćvikievič (also spelled as Alyaksandr Tsvikyevich, Belarusian: Аляксандар (Іванавіч) Цьвікевіч, Polish: Alaksandr Ćwikiewicz; 22 June 1888 – 30 December 1937) was a Belarusian politician, historian, jurist, philosopher, and a victim of Stalin's purges. He served as Prime Minister of Belarus in exile for two years, from 23 August 1923, until October 1925. His interest featured philosophy and history. He worked as a jurist and lawyer. He was also a professor at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
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Early years
Ćvikievič was born in June 1888 in Brest, Belarus into the family of a paramedic at a local hospital. He received his primary education in Brest.
In 1912 he graduated from the Faculty of Law of St. Petersburg University and for several years worked as a juror in Pruzhany and Brest. After the outbreak of the First World War, he was evacuated to Tula in Russia, where he was actively involved in the work of a committee for aid to war victims.