Stanislav Shushkevich was 87 years old.
On the night of May 4, the first died in Minsk Stanislav Shushkevich, head of independent Belarus and chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Belarus in 1991-1994, told Euroradio with reference to Shushkevich's wife.
in early April, even went to the intensive care unit due to complications of the virus. He was discharged from hospital last week.
In 1991-1994, Stanislav Shushkevych headed the Verkhovna Rada of Belarus of the 12th convocation.
which put an end to the existence of the USSR. Stanislav Shushkevych, second from the left, between Leonid Kravchuk and Boris Yeltsin.
Participated in the first presidential election, took fourth place.
Until 2018, he headed the Belarusian Social Democratic community. He boldly criticized Lukashenko's policies.
In an interview with Deutsche Welle on the 30th anniversary of the Belorussian agreements, he said that Belarus had been seized by people for whom it had become a drug, so the country had failed to follow a democratic path. development. According to him, Lukashenko was legally elected only once, and then he retained power only through falsifications.
