Stanislav Hurenko

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovych and the family name is Hurenko.

Stanislav Hurenko
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine
In office 23 June 1990 – 30 August 1991
Preceded by	Vladimir Ivashko
Succeeded by	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	14 April 2013(2013-04-14) (aged 76) Kyiv, Ukraine
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union/Communist Party of Soviet Ukraine
Spouse	Lyudmyla
Children	Ivan and Kseniya
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Stanislav Ivanovych Hurenko (Ukrainian: Станісла́в Іва́нович Гуре́нко; Russian: Станисла́в Ива́нович Гуре́нко, romanized: Stanislav Ivanovich Gurenko; 30 May 1936 – 14 April 2013), was a Soviet Ukrainian politician and member of the Soviet Communist Party.

Mikhail Gorbachev brought in his ally Hurenko in to replace Vladimir Ivashko as First Secretary of the Ukrainian Communist Party on 23 June 1990. He resigned his position as First Secretary on 30 August 1991 , when the failure of the August putsch in Moscow, the activities of the Communist Party of Ukraine were banned.

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.