Vatslaw Lastowski
Vatslaw Lastowski | |
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Вацлаў Ластоўскі | |
| Prime Minister of the Belarusian Democratic Republic | |
| In office 1919–1923 | |
| Preceded by | Anton Lutskyevich |
| Succeeded by | Alaksandar Tsvikyevich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 8, 1883 Kalyesniki, Disnensky Uyezd, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire (now Lastovichi, Belarus) |
| Died | January 23, 1938 (aged 54) Saratov, RSFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Occupation | Politician, writer, historian |
Vatslaw Yustynavich Lastowski (Belarusian: Вацлаў Юстынавіч Ластоўскі, Belarusian pronunciation: [ˈvatsɫaw jusˈtɨnavʲitʂ ɫasˈtɔwskʲi], Lithuanian: Vaclovas Lastauskas; 8 November 1883 – 23 January 1938) was a leading figure of the Belarusian independence movement in the early 20th century and the Prime Minister of the Belarusian Democratic Republic from 1919 to 1923, as well as a writer, historian and academic of the Belarusian Academy of Sciences persecuted by the Soviet authorities.