Justas Paleckis (born 22 January [O.S. 10 January] 1899 in Telšiai; died 26 January 1980) was a Lithuanian journalist and politician. He was acting president of Lithuania after the Soviet invasion while Lithuania was still ostensibly independent in office from 17 June – 3 August 1940. He then remained as the nominal head of state of the Lithuanian SSR until 1967.In 1926–1927 he was a director of the Lithuanian official news agency ELTA.
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active years end date
1940-08-03, 1967-04-14
active years start date
1940-06-17, 1940-08-25
birth date
1899-01-10
birth place
Lithuania, Telšiai
death date
1980-01-26
order in office
President of Lithuania (not recognized), Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR
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