Lionginas Šepetys | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR | |
| In office June 1981 – 10 March 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Vytautas Sakalauskas Ringaudas Songaila |
| Preceded by | Ringaudas Songaila |
| Succeeded by | Vytautas Landsbergis (Chairman of the Supreme Council) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 November 1926 Kazliškiai, Ukmergė District |
| Died | 9 December 2017 (aged 91)[1] Vilnius, Lithuania |
Lionginas Šepetys (23 November 1926 – 9 December 2017) was a Lithuanian politician. He became Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR in 1981. In 1990 Šepetys was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.[2]
References
- ↑ "Miré signataras Lionginas Šepetys". delfi.lt. Delfi. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ↑ "Lietuvos Respublikos Aukščiausiosios Tarybos AKTO Dėl Lietuvos nepriklausomos valstybės atstatymo signataras". lrs.lt. Seimas. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
External links
- Photo of Lionginas Šepetys (right) and Petras Griškevičius (left) at the ribbon cutting for the Lithuanian Folk Museum (Lietuvos liaudies buities muziejus) outside Kaunas in 1974, from the Lithuanian Central State Archives. archived 13 March 2016
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