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Algirdas Brazauskas

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Algirdas Brazauskas

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Also known as Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas

Lithuanian politician (1932–2010)

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Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas (1932–2010) was a Lithuanian politician and university teacher who served as the President of the Republic of Lithuania and head of government. Born in Rokiškis, he was a citizen of both the Soviet Union and Lithuania. His political career included membership in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the Communist Party of Lithuania, the Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania, and the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania. He was educated at Kaunas University of Technology and worked in Vilnius.

Brazauskas was a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and spoke Lithuanian. He received several honors, including the Order of Honour, Order of the October Revolution, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, and Order of the Elephant. He was a member of the Catholic Church. He died in Vilnius in 2010 of lymphoma and was buried in Antakalnis Cemetery.

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1932
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Encyclopedic overview

Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas ( Lithuanian: [ˈɐ̂ˑlʲɡʲɪrdɐs ˈmʲîːkoːɫɐs brɐˈzɐ̂ˑʊskɐs] , 22 September 1932 – 26 June 2010) was the fourth president of Lithuania, in office from 1993 to 1998. He also served as Prime Minister of Lithuania from 2001 to 2006. Brazauskas was the first democratically elected president of post-Soviet Lithuania.

He also served as head of the Communist Party of Lithuania that broke with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

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