Lionginas Šepetys

Lionginas Šepetys
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR
In office
June 1981  March 10, 1990
Prime Minister Vytautas Sakalauskas
Ringaudas Songaila
Preceded by Ringaudas Songaila
Succeeded by Vytautas Landsbergis (Chairman of the Supreme Council)
Personal details
Born (1927-11-23)23 November 1927
Kazliškiai, Ukmergė District
Died 9 December 2017(2017-12-09) (aged 90)
Vilnius, Lithuania

Lionginas Šepetys (November 23, 1927 – December 9, 2017) was a Lithuanian politician. He became Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR in 1981. In 1990 Šepetys was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.

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