Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
republic of the Soviet Union (1940-1991)
The Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic was a Soviet socialist republic from 1940-1941 and 1944-1989. It is today part of Lithuania.
Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic Lietuvos Tarybų Socialistinė Respublika (Lithuanian) Литовская Советская Социалистическая Республика (Russian) | |||||||||
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| 1940–1941 1944–1990/1991 | |||||||||
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(1953–1988)  State emblem
(1940–1990) | |||||||||
| Motto: Visų šalių proletarai, vienykitės! (Lithuanian) "Workers of the world, unite!" | |||||||||
| Anthem: Tautiška giesmė (1944–1950, 1988–1990/1991) Anthem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (1950–1988) | |||||||||
 Location of Lithuania (red) within the Soviet Union | |||||||||
| Status | Unrecognized Soviet Socialist Republic (1940–1941, 1944–1990/1991) De facto sovereign entity (1990–1991) | ||||||||
| Capital | Vilnius | ||||||||
| Common languages | Lithuanian, Russian | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Lithuanian Soviet | ||||||||
| Government | Stalinist one-party totalitarian dictatorship (1940–1953) Unitary Marxist-Leninist one-party Soviet-style socialist republic (1953–1989) Unitary parliamentary republic (1989–1991) | ||||||||
| First Secretary | |||||||||
• 1940–1974 | Antanas Sniečkus | ||||||||
• 1974–1987 | Petras Griškevičius | ||||||||
• 1987–1988 | Ringaudas Songaila | ||||||||
• 1988–1990 | Algirdas Brazauskas | ||||||||
| Chairman of the Supreme Council | |||||||||
• 1990–1991 | Vytautas Landsbergis | ||||||||
| Legislature | Supreme Soviet | ||||||||
| Historical era | World War II · Cold War | ||||||||
| 16 June 1940 | |||||||||
• SSR established | 21 July 1940 | ||||||||
| 3 August 1940 | |||||||||
| June 1941 | |||||||||
• Soviet re-occupation SSR re-established | September–November 1944 | ||||||||
| 1988 | |||||||||
• Sovereignty declared | 18 May 1989 | ||||||||
| 11 March 1990 | |||||||||
• Independence recognised by the State Council of the Soviet Union | 6 September 1991 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1989 | 65,200 km2 (25,200 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1989 | 3,689,779 | ||||||||
| Currency | Soviet rouble (Rbl) (SUR) | ||||||||
| Calling code | 7 012 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Lithuania | ||||||||
