Lithuanian Soviet author, journalist and politician
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Justas Paleckis
Paleckis in 1961
Acting President of Lithuania
De facto (not recognized)
In office 17 June 1940 – 24 August 1940
Preceded by
Antanas Merkys
Succeeded by
Himself as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR
Prime Minister of Lithuania
De facto (not recognized)
In office 16 June 1940 – 24 August 1940
Preceded by
Antanas Merkys
Succeeded by
Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR
In office 25 August 1940 – 14 April 1967
Preceded by
Himself as de facto President of Lithuania
Succeeded by
Motiejus Šumauskas
Personal details
Born
(1899-01-10)10 January 1899 Telšiai, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire
Died
26 January 1980(1980-01-26) (aged 81) Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality
Lithuanian
Political party
Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union (1926–27) Communist Party of Lithuania (1940–80)
Alma mater
Vytautas Magnus University
Justas Paleckis (22 January [O.S. 10 January] 1899 – 26 January 1980) was a Lithuanian Soviet author, journalist and politician. He was nominal acting president of Lithuania after the Soviet invasion while Lithuania was still ostensibly independent, in office from 17 June to 3 August 1940. He then remained the head of state of the Lithuanian SSR until 1967.
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