Supreme Soviet of Belarus

Supreme Council of Belarus
Вярхоўны Савет Рэспублікі Беларусь
13th Belarusian Supreme Council
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The Supreme Council of Belarus (1991–1996) was the immediate continuation of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR Supreme Soviet) (1938–1991), which it its turn was the successor of the Central Executive Committee of Byelorussian SSR (1920–1938), and all of them were the highest organs of state power in Belarus during 1920–1990.[1] During 1990–1996 it functioned as permanent parliament.

Since 1994 the head of state has been President of Belarus, with the executive power being the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus. Since 1996 the National Assembly of Belarus has been the parliament.

The former building of the Supreme Council

Chairmen of the Supreme Council

Name Period
Nadezhda Grekova July 25, 1938–March 12, 1947
Vasily Kozlov March 12, 1947–March 17, 1948
Evgeny Bugaev March 17–April 14, 1949
Iosif Belsky April 14, 1949–March 28, 1955
Timofey Gorbunov March 28, 1955–March 28, 1963
Vasily Shauro March 28, 1963–December 22, 1965
Yevgeny Skurko December 22, 1965–July 15, 1971
Ivan Shamiakin July 15, 1971–March 28, 1985
Ivan Naumenko March 28, 1985–May 15, 1990
Mikalay Dzyemyantsyey May 18, 1990–August 25, 1991
Stanislav Shushkevich (acting) August 25, 1991–September 18, 1991
Stanislav Shushkevich September 18, 1991–January 26, 1994
Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (acting) January 26, 1994–January 28, 1994
Myechyslaw Hryb January 28, 1994–January 10, 1996
Syamyon Sharetski (acting) January 10, 1996–November 28, 1996

First Deputy Chairmen of the Supreme Council

Name Period
Stanislav Shushkevich May 19, 1990–September 18, 1991
Vyacheslav Kuznetsov March 24, 1992–April 10, 1995
Syamyon Sharetski 1995–1996

Convocations

References

  1. ↑ "Высшие органы государственной власти Белорусской ССР" (in Russian)
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