Stanislav Hurenko

Stanislav Hurenko
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine
In office 22 June 1990 – 1 September 1991
Preceded by	Vladimir Ivashko
Succeeded by	None—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	Kiev, Ukraine
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union/Communist Party of Ukraine
Spouse(s)	Lyudmyla
Children	Ivan and Kseniya

Stanislav Ivanovych Hurenko (Ukrainian: Станісла́в Іва́нович Гуре́нко; Russian: Станисла́в Ива́нович Гуре́нко, tr. Stanislav Ivanovich Gurenko; 30 May 1936 – 14 April 2013), was a Ukrainian Soviet politician and member of the Communist Party.

Mikhail Gorbachev brought in his ally Hurenko in to replace Vladimir Ivashko as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Ukrainian SSR on 22 June 1990. He resigned his position as First Secretary on 1 September 1991 following suppression of the Ukrainian SSR and the independence of Ukraine.

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.

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Party political offices
Preceded by Volodymyr Ivashko	Second Secretary the Communist Party of Ukraine 1989 - 1990	Succeeded by Leonid Kravchuk
Preceded by Vladimir Ivashko	First Secretary the Communist Party of Ukraine 22 Jun 1990 - 1 Sep 1991	Succeeded by none (Position abolished)