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    Antanas Smetona (Lithuanian: [ɐnˈtǎːnɐs sʲmʲɛtoːˈnɐ] ; 10 August 1874 – 9 January 1944) was a Lithuanian intellectual, journalist and politician who served...
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    to Lithuania demanding that it accept a Soviet garrison, President Antanas Smetona fled the country leaving Merkys as acting president. Merkys ostensibly...
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    government of President Kazys Grinius, Voldemaras and fellow nationalist Antanas Smetona supported the military coup d'état in December 1926 and he was appointed...
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    1918 to 1940. It was named after the first President of Lithuania, Antanas Smetona. Built by Deschimag-Werk Seebeck and launched on October 31, 1917 in...
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  • surname may refer to: Antanas Smetona (1874–1944), Lithuanian intellectual and journalist Lithuanian warship Prezidentas Smetona This page lists people...
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    December 28, 1968), was the wife of the first President of Lithuania Antanas Smetona and served as the First Lady of Lithuania from April 4, 1919, to June...
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    political party in Lithuania during the authoritarian regime of President Antanas Smetona from 1926 to 1940. The party was established in 1924 but was not popular...
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    authoritarian regime led by Antanas Smetona. The coup took place on 17 December 1926 and was largely organized by the military; Smetona's role remains the subject...
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    Antanas Smetona fled to the US when the Soviet Union occupied the country, Prime Minister Antanas Merkys became acting president. A day after Smetona...
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  • Antanas is a Lithuanian masculine given name derived from Antonius that is equivalent to Anthony in Lithuania. It may refer to: Antanas Andrijauskas (born...
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  • Lithuanian-language political and cultural newspaper published by Antanas Smetona and the Lithuanian Nationalist Union, the ruling party in Lithuania...
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    predecessor, President Antanas Smetona, and which had brought down Stulginskis's successor, Kazys Grinius. The coup returned Smetona to office after Stulginskis's...
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    Prezidentas Antanas Smetona apie lietuvių ir lenkų santykius". komentaras.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 10 April 2021. Smetona, Antanas; Eidintas, Alfonsas...
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  • Antanas Smetona (1874-1944), to be the tutor for Romanas. Romanas was studying in preparation for the entrance exams to Jelgava Gymnasium and Smetona...
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    Seimas was disbanded in 1927 and Lithuanian Nationalist Union leader Antanas Smetona was appointed President. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections...
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    in December 1926, which brought to power the authoritarian rule of Antanas Smetona. Sleževičius continued participating in the activities of his party...
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    President was established on 4 April 1919. Chairman of the Presidium Antanas Smetona was elected as First President of the State of Lithuania by the State...
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  • Minister Augustinas Voldemaras, to overthrow the government of President Antanas Smetona. While voldemarininkai planned several coups against the government...
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  • Wikimedia Commons has media related to Antanas Sniečkus. Audronė Urbonaitė. Antano Sniečkaus mitas (Myth of Antanas Sniečkus), Ekstra, 6 January 2002, No...
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    slowly became insurmountable. After the December 1926 coup d'état, Antanas Smetona came to power. As the status of the Memel Territory was regulated by...
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  • organization established in 1927 to help suppress opponents of President Antanas Smetona and Prime Minister Voldemaras. When Voldemaras was ousted in September...
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    dismissal of Skučas and Povilaitis. A personal letter from President Antanas Smetona to Chairman of Presidium of the Supreme Soviet Mikhail Kalinin repeated...
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    newspaper in Lithuania. It was established on September 6, 1917, by Antanas Smetona, and became the semi-official voice of the newly formed Lithuanian...
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    elected government was replaced with the authoritarian government of Antanas Smetona and Augustinas Voldemaras. The Third Seimas was dissolved on 12 March...
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    believes marriage should be between a man and a woman. Nausėda's father, Antanas Nausėda (1929–2022), was an engineer. His mother, Stasė Nausėdienė (1931–2014)...
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  • Christian Democrats. They installed Antanas Smetona as the president and Augustinas Voldemaras as the prime minister. Smetona suppressed the opposition and...
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    When Voldemaras was removed as Prime Minister in September 1929, Antanas Smetona attempted to install his men. When that failed, the organization was...
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    ammunition, and experienced military commanders. On December 20, Antanas Smetona and Voldemaras went to Germany to request assistance. This arrived...
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    delegation of the Council of Lithuania. The delegation's members were Antanas Smetona, Steponas Kairys, Vladas Mironas, Jurgis Šaulys, Petras Klimas and...
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    nationalist authoritarian Government led by Antanas Smetona. Shortly afterwards, tension between Antanas Smetona and Augustinas Voldemaras, supported by the...
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