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Valdas Adamkus
Adamkus in 2010
5th and 7th President of Lithuania
In office 12 July 2004 – 12 July 2009
Prime Minister
List
Algirdas Brazauskas Zigmantas Balčytis (Acting) Gediminas Kirkilas Andrius Kubilius
Preceded by
Artūras Paulauskas (Acting)
Succeeded by
Dalia Grybauskaitė
In office 26 February 1998 – 26 February 2003
Prime Minister
List
Gediminas Vagnorius Irena Degutienė (Acting) Rolandas Paksas Irena Degutienė (Acting) Andrius Kubilius Rolandas Paksas Eugenijus Gentvilas (Acting) Algirdas Brazauskas
Preceded by
Algirdas Brazauskas
Succeeded by
Rolandas Paksas
Personal details
Born
Voldemaras Adamkavičius
(1926-11-03) 3 November 1926 (age 97) Kaunas, Lithuania
Political party
Independent[1]
Spouse
Alma Adamkienė
(m. 1951; died 2023)
Alma mater
University of Munich Illinois Institute of Technology
Profession
Civil engineer, civil servant
Signature
President Adamkus meeting with Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney in Lithuania. The meeting took place during the Vilnius Conference 2006: Common Visions for Common Neighborhoods.Adamkus shaking hands with George W. Bush in the Presidential Palace in Vilnius. In the background is a copy of a famous sculpture by Juozas Zikaras, the Statue of Liberty.Mikheil Saakashvili, Lech Kaczyński and Valdas Adamkus in Tbilisi, November 2007
Valdas Adamkus (Lithuanian:[ˈvɐ̂ˑɫdɐsɐˈdɐmˑkʊs]ⓘ; born Voldemaras Adamkavičius; 3 November 1926)[2] is a Lithuanian politician, diplomat and civil engineer who served as the fifth and seventh president of Lithuania from 1998 to 2003 and again from 2004 to 2009.
Adamkus' first tenure as president lasted for five years, from 26 February 1998 to 28 February 2003, following his defeat by Rolandas Paksas in the 2003 presidential election. Paksas was later impeached and removed from office by a parliamentary vote on 6 April 2004. Soon afterwards, when a new election was announced, Adamkus again ran for president and was re-elected. His approval ratings increased during this period[3] and become a highly regarded moral authority in the state.[4] He was succeeded as president on 12 July 2009 by Dalia Grybauskaitė. He is considered by some as being one of the best Lithuanian leaders in modern history.[5]
He was married to Alma Adamkienė, who was involved in charitable activities in Lithuania. Following the end of his term as president, Adamkus remained involved in international development, and is a member of the European Academy of Diplomacy.
^Miles, Lee (2003). The European Union: Annual Review 2002/2003. Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4051-2986-2.
^Suziedelis, Saulius A. (7 February 2011). Historical Dictionary of Lithuania. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810875364.
^V. Adamkus išlieka populiariausiu Lietuvos politiku (Adamkus Remains the Most Popular Politician in Lithuania), Baltic News Service (BNS), 22 July 2006, Delfi.lt. Accessed 7 September 2006.
^Leonidas Donskis, Užsikimšusios politinės lyderystės arterijos (Clogged Arteries of Political Leadership), Klaipėda, 24 April 2006, Delfi.lt. Accessed 7 September 2006.
^"Raimundas Lopata: Prezidento Valdo Adamkaus istorijos samprata (II)".
ValdasAdamkus (Lithuanian: [ˈvɐ̂ˑɫdɐs ɐˈdɐmˑkʊs] ; born Voldemaras Adamkavičius; 3 November 1926) is a Lithuanian politician, diplomat and civil engineer...
and ran for the presidency, winning the run-off against incumbent ValdasAdamkus in January 2003. It emerged that he had granted citizenship to a major...
not to seek reelection, and handed the presidency to his successor, ValdasAdamkus, on 25 February 1998. Brazauskas said he planned to retire from politics...
Individuals with the name Valdas include: ValdasAdamkus (born 1926), Lithuanian politician, former President of Lithuania Valdas Dabkus (born 1984), Lithuanian...
Minister of Lithuania In office 4 July 2006 – 9 December 2008 President ValdasAdamkus Preceded by Zigmantas Balčytis (acting) Succeeded by Andrius Kubilius...
who died in Bath, Maine Antanas Žmuidzinavičius (1876–1966) – painter ValdasAdamkus (1926–) – President of Lithuania till 2009 Algirdas (1296–1377) – co-ruler...
13 June, former President, ValdasAdamkus, led the vote tally over the former Prime Minister Kazimira Prunskienė. Adamkus defeated Prunskienė in the second...
votes). During the runoff, he supported ValdasAdamkus, who had finished second in the first round. Adamkus eventually became president. In 2004, Landsbergis...
President of Senegal 2000–2012 (1926-05-29)29 May 1926 97 years, 348 days 8 ValdasAdamkus President of Lithuania 1998–2003; 2004–2009 (1926-11-03)3 November 1926...
Adamkaus gyvenimo palydovas" [Sport is an integral part of President ValdasAdamkus' life]. Lietuvos olimpinis muziejus (in Lithuanian). 3 November 2016...
1998 First directly elected president of the Republic of Lithuania. 5 ValdasAdamkus (born 1926) 1997–98 26 February 1998 26 February 2003 6 Rolandas Paksas...
Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2015. ValdasAdamkus; Martin Bútora; Emil Constantinescu; Pavol Demeš; Luboš Dobrovský; Mátyás...
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formal start of a project. On 4 July 2007, the President of Lithuania ValdasAdamkus signed the law and it became effective on 10 July 2007. The law also...
the party in 1999. In 1999, conflicts started between the President ValdasAdamkus and the Prime Minister Gediminas Vagnorius (who also was the party's...
into force on 1 September 2004, after it was approved by President ValdasAdamkus. The yellow in the flag is meant to symbolise the sun and prosperity...
Retrieved 8 February 2017. "V.Adamkus išskrenda į rusų okupuojamą Gruziją". 15min.lt. Retrieved 11 August 2008. "V.Adamkus: mes esame su Gruzija". DELFI...
capital of Lithuania, and was hosted by the President of Lithuania, ValdasAdamkus. Vilnius Conference 2006 included Youth, Non-government organizations...
Pabriks, Minister for Foreign Affairs For President ValdasAdamkus of Lithuania: ValdasAdamkus, President Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas, Prime Minister...
Walker, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2008) November 3 – ValdasAdamkus, Lithuanian politician, 3rd President of Lithuania November 4 – Laurence...
Menta. p. 493. "Order of Vytautas the Great". Adamkus.president.lt. President of Lithuania (ValdasAdamkus). Archived from the original on 25 January 2009...
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