Vytautas Landsbergis
Professor Vytautas Landsbergis (born 18 October 1932) is a Lithuanian conservative politician and a former Member of the European Parliament. He was the first head of state of Lithuania after its independence declaration from the Soviet Union, and served as the Head of the Lithuanian Parliament Seimas.
Vytautas Landsbergis | |
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| Chairman of the Supreme Council of Lithuania (de jure Head of State) | |
| In office 11 March 1990 – 25 November 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | Algirdas Brazauskas (as the President of Lithuania) Česlovas Juršėnas (as the Acting Speaker of the Seimas) |
| Speaker of the Seimas | |
| In office 25 November 1996 – 19 October 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Česlovas Juršėnas |
| Succeeded by | Artūras Paulauskas |
| Chairman of the Homeland Union | |
| In office 1 May 1993 – 24 May 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | Andrius Kubilius |
| Member of the European Parliament for Lithuania | |
| In office 2004–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 October 1932 Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Political party | Homeland Union |
| Spouse(s) | Gražina Ručytė-Landsbergienė |
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Vytautas Landsbergis Media
Vytautas Landsbergis speaks at Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact 50th Anniversary Rally in Kalnai Park, Vilnius, Lithuania, 1989.
Vytautas Landsbergis (in the middle) on 11 March 1990, after the promulgation of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania
Landsbergis with his wife during the inauguration of President Dalia Grybauskaitė, 2009
Vytautas Landsbergis plays piano in Sanok (Poland) at Cultural Center salon, 2013
Vytautas Landsbergis
References
Other websites
Media related to Vytautas Landsbergis at Wikimedia Commons
- Vytautas Landsbergis biography Archived 2004-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
- The Restoration of Lithuanian Independence Archived 2014-10-09 at the Wayback Machine Freedom Collection interview