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4 days ago · The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a sovereign state in northeastern Europe that existed from the 13th century, succeeding the Kingdom of Lithuania, to the late 18th century, when the territory was suppressed during the 1795 partitions of Poland–Lithuania.
1 day ago · The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, [b] formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, [c] or simply Poland–Lithuania, was a bi- confederal [11] state, sometimes called a federation, [12] of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch in real union, who was both King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania.
May 13, 2024 · 13 May 2024. Incumbent Gitanas Nauseda has won the first round of voting in Lithuania’s presidential election, putting him on track for a second and final term in office. With nearly all of the...
3 days ago · Russian Civil War. The Russian Civil War [a] was a multi-party civil war in the former Russian Empire sparked by the overthrowing of the social-democratic Russian Provisional Government in the October Revolution, as many factions vied to determine Russia's political future. It resulted in the formation of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet ...
6 days ago · Lithuania regained its independence after World War I, but the USSR annexed it in 1940 -- an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. In 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until 1991. The last Russian troops withdrew in 1993.
May 13, 2024 · Read More. Updated 11:37 PM PDT, May 12, 2024. VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda won the most votes in a weekend presidential election, officials said Monday, but he still faces a runoff in two weeks against Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė.
5 days ago · News. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Thursday (16 May 2024) to discuss preparations for the Washington Summit – including work to further strengthen deterrence and defence, and to support Ukraine.
