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Sąjūdis

1988 · 20th century · Also known as Reform Movement of Lithuania

Sąjūdis, the Reform Movement of Lithuania, was a political movement founded in Vilnius in June 1988 that led Lithuania's campaign for independence from the Soviet Union. Headed by the musicologist Vytautas Landsbergis, it won a majority in the elections to the Supreme Council in February 1990. On 11 March 1990 that council declared the restoration of Lithuanian independence, the first such declaration by a Soviet republic.

Sąjūdis
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sąjūdis. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sajudis
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