This was reported by the BelTA state agency.

In 1983-87,

In 1987-1990, he was the secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU, a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU.

Ironically, Slyunkov was born on the day of the Chernobyl disaster - April 26.

According to the Special Commission of the Supreme Council of Belarus of the 12th convocation to investigate the activities of officials and other persons involved in the concealment of information about the accident at the Chernobyl NPP, Slyunkov played a key role in the fact that in the first days of the accident at the Chernobyl NPP, information about the dangers of radiation was not communicated to residents of Belarus.

Writer

, who in the first days after the accident managed to get an appointment with Slyunkov and convinced him of the possible catastrophic consequences of the accident, later called him "Chernobyl Pilot".