Stanislav Hurenko
Stanislav Ivanovych Hurenko (Ukrainian: Станісла́в Іва́нович Гуре́нко; Russian: Станисла́в Ива́нович Гуре́нко, romanized: Stanislav Ivanovich Gurenko; 30 May 1936 – 14 April 2013), was a Soviet Ukrainian politician and member of the Soviet Communist Party.
Stanislav Hurenko | |
|---|---|
| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine | |
| In office 23 June 1990 – 30 August 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Ivashko |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
| Full member of the 28th Politburo | |
| In office 14 July 1990 – 29 August 1991 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 May 1936 Ilovaisk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 14 April 2013 (aged 76) Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union/Communist Party of Soviet Ukraine |
| Spouse | Lyudmyla |
| Children | Ivan and Kseniya |
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Mikhail Gorbachev brought in his ally Hurenko in to replace Vladimir Ivashko as First Secretary of the Ukrainian Communist Party on 23 June 1990.[1] He resigned his position as First Secretary on 30 August 1991 , when the failure of the August putsch in Moscow, the activities of the Communist Party of Ukraine were banned.
Then he served as the member of Verkhovna Rada.
Hurenko retired and died on 14 April 2013, at the age of 76 after suffering from cancer.[2]
References
- Секретариат ЦК КП(б) - КП Украины
- "Станіслав Гуренко помер від раку". 15 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
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