Vaclau Lastouski

Vaclaŭ Lastoŭski
Вацлаў Ластоўскі
Prime Minister of the Belarusian Democratic Republic
In office 1919–1923
Preceded by	Anton Luckievič
Succeeded by	Alaksandar Ćvikievič
Personal details
Born	(1883-11-08)November 8, 1883 Kalieśniki, Disnensky Uyezd, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire (now Lastovichi, Belarus)
Died	January 23, 1938(1938-01-23) (aged 54) Saratov, RSFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Occupation	Politician, writer, historian

Vaclaŭ Justynavič Lastoŭski (Belarusian: Вацлаў Юстынавіч Ластоўскі, Belarusian pronunciation: [vat͡sɫaw justɨnavʲit͡ʂ ɫastɔwskʲi], Russian: Вацлав Усти́нович Ласто́вский), 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.