The Belarusian authorities added Stanislav Shushkevich's book "Neocommunism in Belarus: Ideology, Practice, Perspectives" to the list of extremist materials
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Stanislaw Shushkievich
Stanislav Stanislavovich Shushkevich was a Belarusian politician and scientist who served as the first head of state of independent Belarus after it seceded from the Soviet Union, serving as the first chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 1991 to 1994. He supported social democratic reforms and played a key role in the creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States. He later became an opposition…
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science · Leader of Belarus from 1991 to 1994 · politician · engineer · nuclear physicist · university teacher · physicist · also Stanislaw Shushkievich, Stanislav Shushkevich, Stanislav Stanislavavich Shushkievich, Shushkievich
Born 15 December 1934 · Died 3 May 2022 · Q314338
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2026· 1 entry
2022· 8 entries
Voice of America: Reporter’s Notebook: Memories of Talking to Belarus' Stanislav Shushkevich
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Euronews: Belarus' first president Stanislav Shushkevich dies aged 87
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France 24: Ex-Belarus leader Stanislav Shushkevich, who helped dissolve USSR, dies at 87
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The Washington Post: Stanislav Shushkevich, who led Belarus to independence, dies at 87
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The Press: Stanislav Shushkevich, post-Soviet leader of Belarus, dies at 87
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UPI: Former Belarusian leader Stanislav Shushkevich dies in Minsk
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Toronto Star: Stanislav Shushkevich, post-Soviet leader of Belarus, dies
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Died 2022-05-03.
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2019· 1 entry
Won Belarusian Democratic Republic 100th Jubilee Medal (2019).
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2013· 1 entry
Career landmark: Participated in Visiting Dmitry Gordon (tournament / event).
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2012· 1 entry
Won Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom (2012).
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2004· 1 entry
Attempted to participate in parliamentary elections, but was refused registration by the electoral commission
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2002· 1 entry
Shushkevich sued the Belarusian Ministry of Labor and Social Security: due to inflation, his retirement pension as a former head of state was the equivalent of US$1
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1991· 1 entry
Career landmark: Chairman of the Supreme Council of Belarus (1991–1994).
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1990· 1 entry
“Look what happened in Ukraine. It was just the same as in Soviet times in 1990 when they tried to restore control over the Baltic republics with special services . It’s all a play by Russian special services. And in Belarus it’s just like Soviet order, collective farms, it all works like a Soviet regime .”
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1988· 1 entry
Awarded Byelorussian SSR State Prize (1988).
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1956· 2 entries
Studied at Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Belarusian State University (1956).
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(but completely exonerated only in 1975)
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1951· 1 entry
Entered the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Belarusian State University and graduated in 1956
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1934· 1 entry
Born 1934-12-15.
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