The first head of independent Belarus Stanislav Shushkevich died. This was announced by his wife on the air of "
Shushkevich is one of the authors of the " He was 87 years old.
Shushkevich contracted coronavirus in March. On April 26, he was admitted to intensive care due to the consequences of his illness..
In 1991-1994, Stanislav Shushkevich headed the Supreme Council of Belarus. As head of the republic, he signed the Belovezhskaya Accords, which put an end to the existence of the USSR. In the first presidential elections, he took fourth place after Alexander Lukashenko, receiving about 10% of the vote. In 1995 he was again elected to the Supreme Council of Belarus.. He headed the Belarusian Social Democratic Hramada, since 2018 he has been the honorary chairman of the party.