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Vytautas Landsbergis
Landsbergis in 2023
Chairman of the Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas
In office 11 March 1990 – 25 November 1992
Preceded by
Post createdAntanas Smetona (in 1940, last legal President)
Succeeded by
Algirdas Brazauskas (as the Speaker of the Seimas and acting President of Lithuania)
Speaker of the Seimas
In office 25 November 1996 – 19 October 2000
Preceded by
Česlovas Juršėnas
Succeeded by
Artūras Paulauskas
Chairman of the Homeland Union
In office 1 May 1993 – 24 May 2003
Preceded by
Post created
Succeeded by
Andrius Kubilius
Member of the European Parliament for Lithuania
In office 28 April 2003 – 30 June 2014
Personal details
Born
(1932-10-18) 18 October 1932 (age 91) Kaunas, Lithuania
Political party
Sąjūdis (1988–1993) Homeland Union (1993–present)
Spouse
Gražina Ručytė-Landsbergienė
Alma mater
Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (1955)
Signature
Vytautas Landsbergis (Lithuanian:[ˈvʲîːtɐʊtɐsˈɫɐ̂ˑnʲdzʲbʲɛrʲɡʲɪs]ⓘ; born 18 October 1932) is a Lithuanian politician and former Member of the European Parliament. He was the first Speaker of Reconstituent Seimas of Lithuania after its independence declaration from the Soviet Union. He has written 20 books on a variety of topics, including a biography of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, as well as works on politics and music. He is a founding signatory of the Prague Declaration,[1] and a member of the international advisory council of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.[2]
^"Prague Declaration – Declaration Text". 3 June 2008. Archived from the original on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
^"International Advisory Council". Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
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