Sąjūdis
Political party in Lithuania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sąjūdis (Lithuanian: [ˈsâːjuːdʲɪs], "Movement"), initially known as the Reform Movement of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Persitvarkymo Sąjūdis), 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.
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Abbreviation | LPS (Sąjūdis) |
Leader | Vytautas Landsbergis (1988–1990) |
Founded | 23 October 1988; 35 years ago (1988-10-23) |
Headquarters | Vilnius, Lithuania |
Ideology | Lithuanian nationalism Anti-communism Anti-Sovietism Democratization |
Political position | Big tent |
Slogan | For Lithuania |
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