Syamyon Sharetski
This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Georgiyevich and the family name is Sharetski.
| Syamyon Sharetski | |
|---|---|
| President of Belarus (acting since 1999) | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 21 July 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Lukashenko |
| Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Belarus | |
| In office 10 January 1996 – 9 January 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Myechyslaw Hryb |
| Succeeded by | Office was abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Syamyon Georgiyevich Sharetski 23 September 1936 Laurushava, Nowogródek Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic (now Belarus) |
| Political party | Agrarian Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Belarus |
Syamyon Georgiyevich Sharetski (Belarusian: Сямён Георгіевіч Шарэцкi, Russian: Семён Георгиевич Шарецкий) was the last acting Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Belarus.[1]
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 USA, where he was given a status of political refugee.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia. Europa Publications. 2002. p. 139. ISBN 1-85743-137-5.
- ↑ Политики 1994-го. Где они сегодня? // TUT.by (Russian)
- ↑ Семен ШАРЕЦКИЙ: «Я не горю желанием вернуться...» // ЭМИГРАНТЫ, Народная воля (Russian)
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