Sąjūdis
Sign in to saveThe 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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Article
13 sectionsContents
- 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