Institution

People's Seimas

1940 · 20th century · Also known as People’s Seimas

The People's Seimas was the parliament of Lithuania elected on 14–15 July 1940 under Soviet occupation, in a vote with a single list of Communist-approved candidates. On 21 July it proclaimed Lithuania a Soviet socialist republic and asked to join the Soviet Union, which admitted it on 3 August 1940; the assembly then became the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). People's Seimas. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/peoples-seimas
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