2017 in Lithuania

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2017
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Lithuania
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See also: Other events of 2017

Events in the year 2017 in Lithuania .

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References

  1. "Mirė buvęs premjeras Laurynas Mindaugas Stankevičius". vz.lt (in Lithuanian). 17 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  2. "Mirė Seimo narys R. Žilinskas". delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.