Syamyon Sharetski

Syamyon Georgiyevich Sharetski (Belarusian: Сямён Георгіевіч Шарэцкi, romanized: Siamion Heorhijevič Šarecki, Russian: Семён Георгиевич Шарецкий) was the last acting Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Belarus.[1]

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Georgiyevich and the family name is Sharetski.
Semyon Sharetsky
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Belarus
In office
10 January 1996 – 9 January 2000
PresidentAlexander Lukashenko
Preceded byMyechyslaw Hryb
Succeeded byOffice was abolished
Personal details
Born
Syamyon Georgiyevich Sharetski

(1936-09-23) 23 September 1936
Laurushava, Nowogródek Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
(now Belarus)
Political partyAgrarian Party
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Belarus

August 21, 1999, when the 1995–1999 term of the presidency of Lukashenko ended, the deputies of the Supreme Soviet of Belarus which remained faithful of the 1994 Constitution of Belarus (but actually out of power), appointed Sharetsky Acting President of the Republic of Belarus.

During 1999-2001 he lived in Vilnius, Lithuania, where he was treated as a representative of the legitimate power of Belarus. Since 2001 he lives in the US, where he was given a status of political refugee.[2][3]

References
  1. Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia. Europa Publications. 2002. p. 139. ISBN 1-85743-137-5.
  2. Политики 1994-го. Где они сегодня? // TUT.by (in Russian)
  3. Семен ШАРЕЦКИЙ: «Я не горю желанием вернуться...» Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine // ЭМИГРАНТЫ, Народная воля (in Russian)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.