Myechyslaw Ivanavich Hryb (Belarusian: Мечыслаў Іванавіч Грыб, [mʲetʂɨˈsɫau̯ ɣrɨb], Russian: Мечислав Иванович Гриб; born on 25 September 1938) was the second Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Belarus from January 28, 1994 to January 10, 1996. He succeeded Stanislav Shushkevich and was head of state to July 20, 1994, when Alexander Lukashenko replaced him in the new office called President of Belarus, and continued as a parliamentary speaker. Hryb is now a politician in the opposition and a the member of the Social-Democratic Party [1]
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| Preceded by Vyacheslau Kuznyetsov (acting) |
Leader of Belarus 1994 |
Succeeded by Alexander Lukashenko |
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