Coverage dated May 3, 2022

Stanislav Shushkevich, post-Soviet leader of Belarus, dies

Headline from The Buffalo News

The man who led Belarus to independence and is reported to have taught Russian to John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald has died. Stanislav Shushkevich died early Wednesday, according

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  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Stanislau Shushkevich, post-Soviet leader of Belarus, dies (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Stanislav 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, according to

  2. The Buffalo News

    Stanislav Shushkevich, post-Soviet leader of Belarus, dies (opens The Buffalo News)

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    The Buffalo News's feed description

    The man who led Belarus to independence and is reported to have taught Russian to John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald has died. Stanislav Shushkevich died early Wednesday, according

  3. France 24

    Ex-Belarus leader Stanislav Shushkevich, who helped dissolve USSR, dies at 87 (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    The first head of state of an independent Belarus, Stanislav Shushkevich, who with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine signed a decree dissolving the Soviet Union, has died aged 87, his wife told AFP.

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