Independence Movement in Lithuania

Kazimiera Prunskiene was recently elected prime minister of Lithuania in that country’s first democratic election. She was on an official vi… read more

Kazimiera Prunskiene was recently elected prime minister of Lithuania in that country’s first democratic election. She was on an official visit to the United States, where she met with President George H.W. Bush and other administration officials. Her comments focused on her impressions of the meetings with President Bush. In 1940 Josef Stalin forcibly annexed the Lithuanian Republic and since then the people of Lithuania have yearned for their freedom. Gorbachev’s perestroika led to the first multi-party elections in the U.S.S.R. in Lithuania on March 3, 1990. The result was the election of an overwhelming majority from the pro-independence party. At the first session of the Lithuanian congress these representatives attended, March 11, 1990, Lithuania declared its independence from the Soviet Union. This declaration was followed by an embargo by Gorbachev. close

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Independence Movement in Lithuania

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Program ID:
12136-1
Category:
National Press Club
Format:
National Press Club Speech
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
May 04, 1990 | 1:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
May 06, 1990 | 7:30pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • May 04, 1990 | 1:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • May 04, 1990 | 8:31pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • May 05, 1990 | 12:24am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 05, 1990 | 6:30am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • May 06, 1990 | 10:30am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • May 06, 1990 | 7:30pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
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