In Lithuania, the Independence Medal (Lithuanian: Nepriklausomybės medalis) is a state medal of Lithuania, awarded for the contributions in the restoration...
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decorations between World Wars I and II Fiji Independence Medal Independence Medal (Lithuania) Philippine Independence Medal, a Philippine military decoration awarded...
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most of Lithuania's territory. Towards the end of World War I, Lithuania declared Independence in 1918, founding the modern Republic of Lithuania. In World...
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(Lithuania) Independence Medal (Transkei) Independence Medal (Venda) Indian Independence Medal Jamaica Independence Medal Malawi Independence Medal Medal...
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After the restoration of Lithuanian independence in 1990, the national team was resurrected. Lithuania won bronze medals at the first three Summer Olympics...
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Lithuania, after declaring restoration of independence in 1918, sent its athletes to the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris for the first time. At first it...
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of the independence of the state. The medal is awarded to Lithuanian and foreign citizens for defending the freedom and independence of Lithuania in between...
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Laima Andrikienė (category MEPs for Lithuania 2004–2009)
Officier) 2000 Independence Medal (Lithuania) 2003 Medal “Ubi concordia ibi victoria” of the Baltic Assembly 2004 Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas...
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decorations of Lithuania are governed by the Republic of Lithuania Law on State Awards of 2002, amended in 2003. The state orders, medals and other decorations...
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Lithuanians (Lithuanian: lietuviai) are a Baltic ethnic group. They are native to Lithuania, where they number around 2,378,118 people. Another two millions...
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Sport in Lithuania is governed by the Physical Education and Sports Department following the country's independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. The...
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Stasys Nastopka (category CS1 Lithuanian-language sources (lt))
October 1938) was a Lithuanian military officer during World War I and the Lithuanian Wars of Independence. Born into a Lithuanian peasant family, Nastopka...
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January Events (redirect from January Events in Lithuania)
Events (Lithuanian: Sausio įvykiai) were a series of violent confrontations between the civilian population of Lithuania, supporting independence, and the...
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Vytautas Landsbergis (category MEPs for Lithuania 2004–2009)
Parliament. He was the first Speaker of Reconstituent Seimas of Lithuania after its independence declaration from the Soviet Union. He has written 20 books...
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Tautiška giesmė (redirect from National anthem of Lithuania)
Lithuania declared its independence. "Tautiška giesmė" was reinstated in 1989 shortly before the reestablishment of Lithuanian independence and confirmed in...
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This is a list of Lithuanians, both people of Lithuanian descent and people with the birthplace or citizenship of Lithuania. In a case when a person was...
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Kazys Škirpa (category Ambassadors of Lithuania to Germany)
Activist Front (LAF) and his involvement in the attempt to establish Lithuanian independence in June 1941. In World War I he was mobilised into the Imperial...
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The Other Dream Team (category Lithuania national basketball team at the Olympic Games)
historical events. The fall of the Soviet Union allowed Lithuania to reestablish its independence and enter the Olympics as an independent country. The...
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Dissolution of the Soviet Union (redirect from Russian declaration of independence)
sovereignty inside the Union on 16 November 1988. Lithuania was the first republic to declare full independence restored from the Soviet Union by the Act of...
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Arvydas Sabonis (category NBA players from Lithuania)
Arvydas Romas Sabonis (Lithuanian pronunciation: [ˈaːrviːdaːs ˈsaːboːnʲɪs]; born 19 December 1964) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player...
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Vilnius (redirect from Vilna, Lithuania)
recognised Lithuanian independence in September 1991. According to the Constitution of Lithuania, "the capital of the State of Lithuania shall be the...
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the medals are attributed to each NOC, not all totals include medals won by athletes from that country for another NOC, such as before independence of...
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Dmitry Yazov (category Recipients of the Medal "For Battle Merit")
(East Germany) Medal "20 years of independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan" Medal "30 years of Victory over Japan" (Mongolia) Medal "40 years of Khalkhin...
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particularly against Russian squads. After the restoration of Lithuanian independence in 1990, the national team was resurrected, with their first official...
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The coat of arms of Lithuania is a mounted armoured knight holding a sword and shield, known as Vytis (pronounced ['vîːtɪs]). Since the early 15th century...
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Algirdas (redirect from Algirdas of Lithuania)
expansion of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. After becoming the ruler of Lithuania, Algirdas was titled the King of Lithuania (Latin: rex Letwinorum) in the...
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Kretinga (redirect from Kretinga, Lithuania)
Pabrėža, first Lithuanian botanist; died and was buried in Kretinga Vladas Petronaitis (1888–1941), recipient of the Lithuanian Independence Medal; he was executed...
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Belarus (category CS1 Lithuanian-language sources (lt))
"The Early Stages of Independence". In Gerald Onn (ed.). The Baltic States: Years of Independence – Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, 1917–40. C. Hurst & Co...
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Order of the Cross of Vytis (category Orders, decorations, and medals of Lithuania)
Vytis (Lithuanian: Vyčio Kryžiaus ordinas) is a Lithuanian presidential award conferred for heroic defence of Lithuania's freedom and independence. November...
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Several Soviet OMON assaults on Lithuanian border posts occurred after Lithuania declared its independence from the Soviet Union on 11 March 1990. As a...
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