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.

Vladimir Ivashko
Володимир Івашко Владимир Ивашко
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Acting
In office 24 August 1991 – 29 August 1991
Preceded by	Mikhail Gorbachev
Succeeded by	Party banned
Deputy General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
In office 12 July 1990 – 29 August 1991
General Secretary	Mikhail Gorbachev
Preceded by	Yegor Ligachev
Succeeded by	Office abolished
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine
In office 28 September 1989 – 22 June 1990
Preceded by	Volodymyr Shcherbytsky
Succeeded by	Stanislav Hurenko
Full member of the 27th, 28th Politburo
In office 9 December 1989 – 29 August 1991
Member of the 28th Secretariat
In office 14 July 1990 – 29 August 1991
Personal details
Born	28 October 1932 Poltava, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	13 November 1994(1994-11-13) (aged 62) Moscow, Russian Federation
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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Ivashko died from an "undisclosed long-illness" in Moscow, aged 62.

Preceded by Mikhail Gorbachev

General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party 1991–1991

Succeeded by position abolished