Aleksandras Stulginskis was the second President of Lithuania (1920–1926). Stulginskis was also acting President of Lithuania for a few hours later in 1926,following a military coup that was led by his predecessor,President Antanas Smetona,and which had brought down Stulginskis's successor,Kazys Grinius. The coup returned Smetona to office after Stulginskis's brief formal assumption of the Presidency.
Vincas Mickevičius,known under his pen name Kapsukas,was a Lithuanian communist political activist,publicist and revolutionary.
The January Events were a series of violent confrontations between the civilian population of Lithuania,supporting independence,and the Soviet Armed Forces. The events took place between 11 and 13 January 1991,after the restoration of independence by Lithuania. As a result of the Soviet military actions,14 civilians were killed and over 140 were injured. The 13th of January was the most violent day of the month in Lithuania. The events were primarily centered in the capital city Vilnius,but Soviet military activity and confrontations also occurred elsewhere in the country,including Alytus,Šiauliai,Varėna and Kaunas.
The Provisional Government of Lithuania was an attempted provisional government to form an independent Lithuanian state in the last days of the first Soviet occupation and the first weeks of the German occupation of Lithuania during World War II in 1941.
Juozas Petras Kazickas or Joseph P. Kazickas was a Lithuanian-American businessman,self-made multi-millionaire and philanthropist. With assets estimated worth over 3 billion litas,he was considered to be the wealthiest Lithuanian in 2006.
Mykolas Biržiška,a Lithuanian editor,historian,professor of literature,diplomat,and politician,was one of the twenty signatories of the Act of Independence of Lithuania.
The National Kaunas Drama Theatre (NKDT),formerly Kaunas State Drama Theatre,is a theatre and theatre company in Kaunas,Lithuania. The company is the oldest professional theatre troupe in Lithuania,founded in 1920 at the building now known as the Kaunas State Musical Theatre. It moved to its current location,the building formerly housing the "Metropolitain" cinema,in 1959.
The Lithuanian Land Forces (LLF) form the backbone of the Lithuanian Armed Forces,capable of acting as an integral part of NATO forces. Lithuanian Land Forces consist of three brigades,the Engineer Battalion,and the National Defence Volunteers Division.
Juozas is a Lithuanian masculine given name,a shortened version of Juozapas,which in turn is the equivalent of English Joseph.
Juozas Budraitis is a Lithuanian actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films and television shows since 1966. He starred in the Soviet film Wounded Game,which was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. Budraitis also played a minor role in the finale of the period drama miniseries The Queen's Gambit.
Saulius Šaltenis is a Lithuanian writer,newspaper editor,and politician. In 1990,he was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania. He served as the Minister of Culture from 1996 to 1999 in the Government of Gediminas Vagnorius
Juozas Karvelis was a Lithuanian politician. In 1990 he was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.
The Sunday Football League,SFL(lith:Sekmadienio Futbolo Lyga) is an amateur association football level 5 league in Lithuania. The league was established in 2005. It is managed by an organization VšĮ"Sekmadienio futbolo lyga“,run by Vilnius District Football Union (VRFS),independently from the Lithuanian Football Federation. Players from all other leagues except the top Lithuanian division A Lyga are allowed to play in the SFL as well as their respective league clubs. All games take place on Sundays,unlimited substitutions are allowed.
The Military Ordinariate of Lithuania is a military ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Church. Immediately subject to the Holy See,it provides pastoral care to Roman Catholics serving in the Lithuanian Armed Forces and their families. The military ordinaries have the rights and duties of a bishop and participate in the Lithuanian Bishops' Conferences.
Juozas Lebednykas was a Lithuanian artist and sculptor.
Juozas Maniušis was a communist politician in the Lithuanian SSR specializing in areas of industry,construction,and engineering. Between 1967 and 1981 he was chairman of the Council of Ministers. He earned PhD in economics in 1970.
The Lithuanian order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the Government of Lithuania. Administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,the hierarchy does not determine the order of succession for the office of President of the Republic of Lithuania,which is instead specified by the Constitution of Lithuania.
Romanas Chodakauskas was the Lithuanian military attachéto Berlin,a Lithuanian Diplomat in the Ukrainian People's Republic,a Colonel in the Lithuanian Military Court,and brother of Sofija Smetonienė,Tadas Chodakauskas and Jadvyga Tūbelienė. Romanas was a member of the Chodakowski noble family.
Vytautas Bulvičius was a Lithuanian military officer,major of the General Staff,and leader of the anti-Soviet Lithuanian Activist Front (LAF).
The 2021 Social Democratic Party of Lithuania leadership election took place on 3–9 May 2021 to elect the chairperson of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania. It was the third direct leadership election in the party's history.
