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Stanislav Shushkevich, post-Soviet leader of Belarus, dies

FILE - Russia's President Boris Yeltsin, second right, Ukraine's President Leonid Kravchuk, second left, Belarus' leader Stanislav Shushkevich, third left, Russia's State Secretary Gennady Burbulis, right, Belarus' Prime Minister Vyacheslav Kebich, third right, and Ukraine's Prime Minister Vitold Fokin, left, sign an agreement terminating the Soviet Union and declaring the creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States in Viskuli, Belarus, Dec. 8, 1991. Stanislav Shushkevich, who steered Belarus to independence during the breakup of the Soviet Union and served as its first leader, has died. He was 87. (AP Photo/Yuri Ivanov, File) FILE - From right, former Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus, Polish President Lech Kaczynski, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and former Belarusian leader Stanislav Shushkevich attend a ceremony marking the 440th anniversary of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in Lublin, Poland, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Shushkevich, the former leader of Belarus who led it to independence during the breakup of the Soviet Union, has died. He was 87. Shushkevich died early Wednesday, May 4, 2022 according to his wife. Last month, he was hospitalized for a few days after contracting COVID-19. (AP Photo/Mykola Lazarenko, Presidential Press Service, File) FILE - Former leader of Belarus and leading opposition activist Stanislav Shushkevich enters a court room before a trial in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, May 12, 2006. Shushkevich, the former leader of Belarus who led it to independence during the breakup of the Soviet Union, has died. He was 87. Shushkevich died early Wednesday, May 4, 2022 according to his wife. Last month, he was hospitalized for a few days after contracting COVID-19. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File) FILE- Belarus opposition leader Stanislav Shushkevich seen in Minsk, Belarus, Aug. 25, 2004. Shushkevich, the former leader of Belarus who led it to independence during the breakup of the Soviet Union, has died. He was 87. Shushkevich died early Wednesday, May 4, 2022 according to his wife. Last month, he was hospitalized for a few days after contracting COVID-19. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File) FILE - U.S. President Bill Clinton, centre, and Belarus head of State Stanislav Shushkevich, second from left, pass the honour guard during a welcome ceremony on Clinton's arrival at Minsk airport, Jan. 15, 1994. Shushkevich, the former leader of Belarus who led it to independence during the breakup of the Soviet Union, has died. He was 87. Shushkevich died early Wednesday, May 4, 2022 according to his wife. Last month, he was hospitalized for a few days after contracting COVID-19. (AP Photo/Greg Gibson, File) FILE - Russian President Boris Yeltsin, left, and Byelorussian leader Stanislav Shushkevich, exchange Slovic Treaty in Brest, USSR (Russia), Dec. 7, 1991. Shushkevich, the former leader of Belarus who led it to independence during the breakup of the Soviet Union, has died. He was 87. Shushkevich died early Wednesday, May 4, 2022 according to his wife. Last month, he was hospitalized for a few days after contracting COVID-19. (AP Photo, File) FILE - Stanislav Shushkevich, opposition leader, answers reporter's questions in his office in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Oct. 15, 2004 Shushkevich, the former leader of Belarus who led it to independence during the breakup of the Soviet Union, has died. He was 87. Shushkevich died early Wednesday, May 4, 2022, according to his wife. Last month, he was hospitalized for a few days after contracting COVID-19. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)
Stanislav Shushkevich, post-Soviet leader of Belarus, dies