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    Vytautas Landsbergis

    Lithuanian politician and musicologist

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  1. Vytautas Landsbergis (Lithuanian: [ˈvʲîːtɐʊtɐs ˈɫɐ̂ˑnʲdzʲbʲɛrʲɡʲɪs] ⓘ; 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.

    • Gražina Ručytė-Landsbergienė
    • Algirdas Brazauskas (as the Speaker of the Seimas and acting President of Lithuania)
  2. Vytautas Landsbergis, a professor of music, became chairman of Sajudis. It quickly became a mass movement, organizing a number of large demonstrations during 1988 and 1989. In February 1989, Sajudis declared the Soviet occupation illegal and formally proclaimed its goal of restoring independence.

  3. Apr 6, 2024 · Vytautas Landsbergis: A Brief History | George W. Bush Presidential Center. Back to all interviews. Freedom Collection. Interviews with Vytautas Landsbergis. Interviewed April 6, 2024. “Sajudis was for independence now. And so the people voted for Sajudis.” “Until the Baltics are free, the Second World War is not finished.”

  4. Vytautas Landsbergis ( Lithuanian: [ ˈvʲîːtɐʊtɐs ˈɫɐ̂ˑnʲdzʲbʲɛrʲɡʲɪs] ⓘ; 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.

  5. Nov 27, 2023 · Vytautas Landsbergis, the Pianist Who Helped to Sink the Soviet Union | The Brenthurst Foundation. News. Vytautas Landsbergis, the Pianist Who Helped to Sink the Soviet Union. Vytautas Landsbergis shrugs when asked why he went into politics. ‘It was a normal evolution since we were part of the developments.

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  7. Mar 2, 2010 · Its first postcommunist head of state, Vytautas Landsbergis, says there is little consensus in Central and Eastern European countries on dealing with Soviet-era crimes. Landsbergis, who is...

  8. Jun 8, 2017 · NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Vytautas Landsbergis, the first president of Lithuania since its independence from the Soviet Union, about Russia and his ideas for building security and...

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