Vyachaslau Kebich
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Vyachaslau Frantsavich Kebich ' onMouseout='HidePop("54904")' href="/topics/Second_Polish_Republic">Poland
) is a political figure from Belarus
. He was the first Prime Minister
of the Republic of Belarus, serving from 1991 until 1994, having held the equivalent office of the Byelorussian SSR
since 1990. Kebich was also one of two candidates in the final running for President of Belarus in 1994, but losing to current leader Alexander Lukashenko
by a wide margin. After that election, he has led the Belarusian Commerce and Financial Union and was member of the House of Representatives. Before his career as a politician, Kebich worked as an engineer.
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; a period in Polish history in which Poland was restored as an independent state. Officially known as the Republic of Poland or the Commonwealth of Poland , the Polish state was...
) is a political figure from Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
. He was the first Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
of the Republic of Belarus, serving from 1991 until 1994, having held the equivalent office of the Byelorussian SSR
Byelorussian SSR
The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic was one of fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union. It was one of the four original founding members of the Soviet Union in 1922, together with the Ukrainian SSR, the Transcaucasian SFSR and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic...
since 1990. Kebich was also one of two candidates in the final running for President of Belarus in 1994, but losing to current leader Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko has been serving as the President of Belarus since 20 July 1994. Before his career as a politician, Lukashenko worked as director of a state-owned agricultural farm. Under Lukashenko's rule, Belarus has come to be viewed as a state whose conduct is out of line...
by a wide margin. After that election, he has led the Belarusian Commerce and Financial Union and was member of the House of Representatives. Before his career as a politician, Kebich worked as an engineer.