(1887-01-20)20 January 1887 Bajorai, near Skapiškis, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire
Died
5 March 1955(1955-03-05) (aged 68) Vladimir Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality
Lithuanian
Political party
Lithuanian Nationalist Union
Relations
Father: Karolis Merkys Mother: Ona Plukaitė-Merkienė
Alma mater
Saint Vladimir University
Occupation
Politician, lawyer
Antanas Merkys (pronunciationⓘ; 1 February 1887 – 5 March 1955) was the last Prime Minister of independent Lithuania, serving from November 1939 to June 1940. When the Soviet Union presented an ultimatum to Lithuania demanding that it accept a Soviet garrison, President Antanas Smetona fled the country leaving Merkys as acting president. Merkys ostensibly cooperated with the Soviets, and illegally took over the presidency in his own right. After three days, Merkys handed power to Justas Paleckis, who formed the People's Government of Lithuania. When Merkys attempted to flee the country, he was captured and deported to the interior of Russia, where he died in 1955.
accept a Soviet garrison, President Antanas Smetona fled the country leaving Merkys as acting president. Merkys ostensibly cooperated with the Soviets...
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incorporation into the Soviet Union as the Lithuanian SSR, Prime Minister AntanasMerkys served as acting president until Justas Paleckis was installed by the...
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and served in the Romanian Front where he became close friends with AntanasMerkys. This relationship proved crucial in Vitkauskas' career. He returned...
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Seimas, but served for only six months, as he was deposed in a coup led by Antanas Smetona on the pretext of an imminent communist plot to take over Lithuania...
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Moscow. Molotov agreed to talk but only with Prime Minister AntanasMerkys. On June 7, Merkys arrived in Moscow. The Soviets repeated the accusations of...
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