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Trusaŭ participated in drafting and adopting the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Belarus and in preparing legislative projects during the extraordinary session of the Supreme Soviet from 24 to 25 August 1991, which declared Belarus' independence. He co-authored the ''Concept for the Transition of the Belarusian SSR to a Market Economy'' (autumn 1990) and several legislative projects in culture and education.<ref name=":4" /> Trusaŭ was one of the contributors to the official design of the ''[[Pahonia]]'' coat of arms and the [[Flag of Belarus|white-red-white flag]], the new state symbols of Belarus.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Harvard citation text|Pazniak|2010|p=25}}</ref>
In the latter half of 1994, after President [[Alexander Lukashenko]] came to power, Trusaŭ became one of his most active critics, accusing him of attempting to establish a dictatorship.<ref name=":2" /> Trusaŭ participated in the hunger strike by BNF Opposition deputies from 11 to 12 April 1995 in the Oval Hall of the parliament, protesting the president's referendum on making Russian the second state language, changing Belarus' state symbols (the white-red-white flag and the ''Pahonia'' coat of arms) to Soviet-style symbols (the current [[National emblem of Belarus|national emblem]] and flag of Belarus), economic integration with [[Russia]], and the president's right to dissolve parliament.<ref name=":4" /> On the night between April 11 and 12, he and other protesters were forcibly removed from the parliament hall by masked military and special service personnel, beaten, loaded into a car, driven away, and then dumped on the street in central Minsk.<ref>{{Cite
In 2010, Zianon Pazniak described Aleh Trusaŭ from the early 1990s in his memoirs:<blockquote>''A characteristic feature of his personality was optimism. Aleh knew how to remain calm and convincing in the sharpest parliamentary debates, never getting lost or agitated like some communists, maintaining a clear mind and avoiding panic where there was real danger... he was always an active defender of the Belarusian language.''<ref>{{Harvard citation text|Pazniak|2010|pp=281–282}}</ref></blockquote>During the [[1995 Belarusian parliamentary election]], Trusaŭ ran again for deputy. He repeatedly gained voter support, advancing to the second round, but each time, the second round was disrupted by the executive power. Ultimately, he did not make it to the Supreme Soviet, thus ending his parliamentary career.<ref name=":2" />
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