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The Sąjūdis (, ), initially known as the Reform Movement of Lithuania (), is a political organisation which led the struggle for Lithuanian independence in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was established on 3 June 1988 as the first opposition party in Soviet Lithuania, and was led by Vytautas Landsbergis. Its goal was to seek the return of independent status for Lithuania.

Key facts

Political party.colorcode
228B22
Political party.name
Reform Movement of Lithuania
Political party.logo
File:Sajudis1.png
Political party.logo_size
240px
Political party.abbreviation
LPS (Sąjūdis)
Political party.leader1_title
Leader
Political party.leader1_name
Vytautas Landsbergis (1988–1990)
Political party.headquarters
Vilnius, Lithuania
Political party.slogan
For Lithuania
Political party.position
Big tent
Political party.ideology
Lithuanian nationalismAnti-communismAnti-SovietismDemocratization
Political party.website
http://www.lietsajudis.lt/
Political party.country
Lithuania

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Official website
www.lietsajudis.lt
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inception
1988-01-01
Commons category
Sąjūdis
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1993-01-01
native label
Sąjūdis
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13 sections
Contents
  • Historical background
  • Formation
  • Activities
  • After independence
  • Members of Sąjūdis Initiative Group
  • Election results
  • [[Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union]]
  • [[Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas]]
  • [[Seimas]]
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

The Sąjūdis (, ), initially known as the Reform Movement of Lithuania (), is a political organisation which led the struggle for Lithuanian independence in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was established on 3 June 1988 as the first opposition party in Soviet Lithuania, and was led by Vytautas Landsbergis. Its goal was to seek the return of independent status for Lithuania.

thumb|Sąjūdžio veliaveles Vytis 1989

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