Stanislav Shushkevich
Stanislav Stanislavovich Shushkevich (Belarusian: Станісла́ў Станісла́вавіч Шушке́віч, Łacinka: Stanisłaŭ Stanisłavavič Šuškievič; Russian: Станисла́в Станисла́вович Шушке́вич; December 15, 1934 – May 3, 2022) is a Belarusian politician.
Stanislav Shushkevich | |
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.jpg) Shushkevich in 2009 | |
| Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Belarus | |
| In office August 25, 1991 – January 26, 1994 Acting to September 18, 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Viachaslau Kebich |
| Preceded by | Mikalay Dzyemyantsyey (as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian SSR) |
| Succeeded by | Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Kuznetsov (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 15, 1934 Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | May 3, 2022 (aged 87) Minsk, Belarus |
| Cause of death | Problems caused by COVID-19 |
| Political party | Belarusian Social Democratic Assembly |
| Alma mater | Belarusian State University |
| Profession | Scientist |
| Awards |  Belarusian Democratic Republic 100th Jubilee Medal (2018) |
From August 25, 1991 to January 26, 1994, he was the first head of state of independent Belarus after it seceded from the Soviet Union, he was Chairman of the Supreme Soviet.[1]
Shushkevich died in Minsk, Belarus on 3 May 2022, at the age of 87 from problems caused by COVID-19.[2]
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Stanislav Shushkevich at the signing of the Belavezha Accords with Leonid Kravchuk and Boris Yeltsin in 1991
References
- ↑ Шарый, Андрей (March 11, 2002). "Stanislav Shushkevich". Radio Liberty (in русский).
- ↑ Ex-Belarus leader Stanislav Shushkevich, who helped dissolve USSR, dies at 87