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Antanas Smetona (Lithuanian: [ɐnˈtǎːnɐs sʲmʲɛtoːˈnɐ] ⓘ; 10 August 1874 – 9 January 1944) was a Lithuanian intellectual, journalist and politician who served as the first president of Lithuania from 1919 to 1920 and again from 1926 until the Soviet occupation of Lithuania in 1940.
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Apr 9, 2024 · Antanas Smetona was a Lithuanian statesman and journalist who in 1919 became the first president of Lithuania and later returned to power as an authoritarian head of state for the last 13 years of his country’s independence. After the Russian Revolution of 1905 broke out, Smetona, who had recently.
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Antanas Smetona ( 1874 m. rugpjūčio 10 d. Užulėnyje, Taujėnų valsčius, Vilkmergės apskr . – 1944 m. sausio 9 d. Klyvlende, JAV ) – Pirmosios Lietuvos Respublikos politikas, prezidentas . Biografija. Antano Smetonos fotoportretas darytas prieš I pasaulinį karą (Vilniaus fotografas Aleksandras Jurašaitis, 1859-1915). Lietuvos Tarybos prezidiumas.
Antanas Smetona ( Lithuanian: [ ɐnˈtǎːnɐs sʲmʲɛtoːˈnɐ] ⓘ; 10 August 1874 – 9 January 1944) was a Lithuanian intellectual, journalist and politician who served as the first president of Lithuania from 1919 to 1920 and again from 1926 until the Soviet occupation of Lithuania in 1940.
During the First World War, political writer and editor of Lithuanian magazines, Antanas Smetona in 1917 became chairman of the Council of Lithuania, which declared Lithuania as an independent state in 1918. He was twice President of Lithuania, 1919-1920 and 1926-1940
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Feb 16, 2024 · 19. NP. Nemira Pumprickaitė, LRT RADIO, LRT.lt 2024.02.16 10:00. Antanas Smetona / M.K. Čiurlionis Museum of Art / LIMIS. January 9 marked the 80th anniversary of the death of the first Lithuanian President Antanas Smetona. He fled Lithuania in 1940, as he did not want to be a “puppet” in the Soviet occupiers’ hands.
This biographical overview of the life of Antanas Smetona (1874-1944), his importance in the Lithuanian national movement, his central role in the emergence of modern Lithuania (1918-1920), and the development of the various groups of nationalists... See More. Copyright Year: 2015. E-Book (PDF) Availability: Published. ISBN: 978-90-04-30204-4.
