Lithuania’s first president
Chaired Lithuania’s Council, signed the 1918 independence act and became its first president in 1919. He led authoritarian rule after the 1926 coup and died in a fire in American exile after Soviet occupation.
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Chaired Lithuania’s Council, signed the 1918 independence act and became its first president in 1919. He led authoritarian rule after the 1926 coup and died in a fire in American exile after Soviet occupation.