Algirdas Brazauskas

Tags: President.

Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas ([ˈɐ̂ˑlʲɡʲɪrd̪ɐs̪ ˈmʲîːkoːɫɐs̪ brɐˈz̪ɐ̂ˑʊs̪kɐs̪] 22 September 1932 – 26 June 2010) was the first President of a newly independent post-Soviet Lithuania from 1993 to 1998 and Prime Minister from 2001 to 2006.He also served as head of the Communist Party of Lithuania that broke with Moscow an act which arguably helped bring about the demise of the Soviet Union.

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active years end date

1998-02-25, 2006-05-31

active years start date

1993-02-25, 2001-07-03

birth date

1932-09-22

birth place

Lithuania, Rokiškis

death date

2010-06-26

death place

Lithuania, Vilnius

order in office

Prime Minister of Lithuania, President of Lithuania, First Secretary of Central Committee of the Communist Party of Lithuania

party

Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Social Democratic Party of Lithuania, Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania, Communist Party of Lithuania

successor

Valdas Adamkus, Mykolas Burokevičius, Zigmantas Balčytis