Vladimir Ivashko

Vladimir Antonovich Ivashko (Russian language: Влади́мир Анто́нович Ива́шко 28 October 1932 – 13 November 1994) was a Ukrainian politician. He was the leader of the Soviet Union for a short time. He became the leader in 1991. He ruled for five days until his political party was declared politically impotent and on 29 August 1991 when the party was banned.

Ivashko died from an "undisclosed long-illness" in Moscow, aged 62.

Category:1932 births
Category:1994 deaths
Category:Soviet politicians
Category:Ukrainian politicians
Category:General Secretaries of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union