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border-top: 2px solid #D40000; border-bottom: 2px solid #D40000"><div style="display:inline" class="fn org">Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR</div> <br /><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Lietuvos TSR Aukščiausioji Taryba<br />Верховный Совет Литовской ССР</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_the_Lithuanian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic_%281953%E2%80%931988%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Lithuanian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic_%281953%E2%80%931988%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_the_Lithuanian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic_%281953%E2%80%931988%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Lithuanian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic_%281953%E2%80%931988%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_the_Lithuanian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic_%281953%E2%80%931988%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Lithuanian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic_%281953%E2%80%931988%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span>&#160;</span><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic" title="Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic">Lithuanian SSR</a> (1940–1941, 1944–1990)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_Lithuanian_SSR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Coat of arms or logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Emblem_of_the_Lithuanian_SSR.svg/170px-Emblem_of_the_Lithuanian_SSR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="197" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Emblem_of_the_Lithuanian_SSR.svg/255px-Emblem_of_the_Lithuanian_SSR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Emblem_of_the_Lithuanian_SSR.svg/340px-Emblem_of_the_Lithuanian_SSR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="485" data-file-height="562" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Lithuanian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="Coat of arms of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic">Coat of arms of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic</a></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #D40000; border-bottom: 2px solid #D40000">Type</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.3em;"><div style="display:inline" class="category"><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Soviet" title="Supreme Soviet">Supreme Soviet</a><sup id="cite_ref-a_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-a-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #D40000; border-bottom: 2px solid #D40000">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1940<br />1947 (<a href="/wiki/Occupation_and_annexation_of_the_Baltic_states_by_the_Soviet_Union_(1944)" class="mw-redirect" title="Occupation and annexation of the Baltic states by the Soviet Union (1944)">Re-established</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Disbanded</th><td class="infobox-data">1941 (<a href="/wiki/Occupation_of_Lithuania_by_Nazi_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Occupation of Lithuania by Nazi Germany">Nazi occupation</a>)<br />1990 (<a href="/wiki/Act_of_March_11" class="mw-redirect" title="Act of March 11">Declaration of independence</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Preceded&#160;by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Seimas" title="People&#39;s Seimas">People's Seimas</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Succeeded&#160;by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Council_%E2%80%93_Reconstituent_Seimas" title="Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas">Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #D40000; border-bottom: 2px solid #D40000">Elections</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1990_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1990 Lithuanian parliamentary election">1990</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #D40000; border-bottom: 2px solid #D40000">Meeting place</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flickr_-_europeanpeoplesparty_-_CES_Seminar_%27Baltic_Freedom,_The_Next_20_Years%22_(30).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flickr_-_europeanpeoplesparty_-_CES_Seminar_%27Baltic_Freedom%2C_The_Next_20_Years%22_%2830%29.jpg/250px-Flickr_-_europeanpeoplesparty_-_CES_Seminar_%27Baltic_Freedom%2C_The_Next_20_Years%22_%2830%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flickr_-_europeanpeoplesparty_-_CES_Seminar_%27Baltic_Freedom%2C_The_Next_20_Years%22_%2830%29.jpg/375px-Flickr_-_europeanpeoplesparty_-_CES_Seminar_%27Baltic_Freedom%2C_The_Next_20_Years%22_%2830%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flickr_-_europeanpeoplesparty_-_CES_Seminar_%27Baltic_Freedom%2C_The_Next_20_Years%22_%2830%29.jpg/500px-Flickr_-_europeanpeoplesparty_-_CES_Seminar_%27Baltic_Freedom%2C_The_Next_20_Years%22_%2830%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data label"><a href="/wiki/Russian_Drama_Theatre_of_Lithuania" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian Drama Theatre of Lithuania">Russian Drama Theatre of Lithuania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vilnius" title="Vilnius">Vilnius</a> (1947–1981)<br /><a href="/wiki/Seimas_Palace" title="Seimas Palace">Soviet Palace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vilnius" title="Vilnius">Vilnius</a> (1981–1990, pictured)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR</b> (<a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_language" title="Lithuanian language">Lithuanian</a>: <i lang="lt">Lietuvos TSR Aukščiausioji Taryba</i>; <a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <span lang="ru">Верховный Совет Литовской ССР</span>, <i>Verkhovnyy Sovet Litovskoy SSR</i>) was the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_soviet" class="mw-redirect" title="Supreme soviet">supreme soviet</a> (main <a href="/wiki/Legislative_branch" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislative branch">legislative institution</a>) of the <a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_SSR" class="mw-redirect" title="Lithuanian SSR">Lithuanian SSR</a>, one of the republics constituting the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>. The Supreme Soviet was established in August 1940 when the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Seimas" title="People&#39;s Seimas">People's Seimas</a> declared itself the provisional Supreme Soviet. According to the constitution it was very similar to modern democratic parliaments: it was elected every four (later five) years and had the power to create, amend and ratify the constitution, laws, and treaties and appoint officials in the Council of Ministers (the <a href="/wiki/Executive_branch" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive branch">executive branch</a>). However, in reality the elections were staged, the Soviet had very little actual power and carried out orders given by the <a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Lithuania" title="Communist Party of Lithuania">Communist Party of Lithuania</a> (CPL).<sup id="cite_ref-kam_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kam-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The situation changed in 1988, when the Lithuanians began seeking independence from the Soviet Union. The political power shifted from CPL to the Soviet, which adopted a number of important constitutional amendments and laws, paving the way for the independence. The first <a href="/wiki/1990_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1990 Lithuanian parliamentary election">free elections were held in February 1990</a> and were won by pro-independence <a href="/wiki/S%C4%85j%C5%ABdis" title="Sąjūdis">Sąjūdis</a>. During its first session the Supreme Soviet adopted the <a href="/wiki/Act_of_the_Re-Establishment_of_the_State_of_Lithuania" title="Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania">Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania</a> and renamed itself the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Council_of_the_Republic_of_Lithuania" class="mw-redirect" title="Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania">Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Soviet_of_the_Lithuanian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The structure and functions of the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR were copied from the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Soviet_of_the_Soviet_Union" title="Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union">Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union</a>. The sessions of the Supreme Soviet lasted only several days twice a year and decisions were made unanimously and without much discussion. Until the dedicated <a href="/wiki/Seimas_Palace" title="Seimas Palace">Seimas Palace</a> was completed in 1981, the Soviet gathered at the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Drama_Theater_of_Lithuania" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian Drama Theater of Lithuania">Russian Drama Theater of Lithuania</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-truska_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-truska-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In between the session the Presidium acted on behalf of the Supreme Soviet. The representatives were elected in general elections every four (since 1975 – every five) years.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The elections were held in February 1947, February 1951, February 1955, March 1959, March 1963, March 1967, June 1971, June 1975, February 1980, February 1985, and February 1990.<sup id="cite_ref-truska_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-truska-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> All candidates had to be pre-approved by the CPL, which did not allow any members of the opposition to run. The candidates were selected so that each Soviet had the same proportion of social groups; for example, women comprised about a third of the delegates, factory workers about a half. According to official results, <a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">voter turnout</a> reached 97.91% during the 1947 elections.<sup id="cite_ref-cd_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cd-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Other elections, except for the one in February 1990, were similarly staged. One delegate represented approximately 10,000 people; thus the number of delegates grew from 180 in 1947 to 350 in 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-truska_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-truska-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chairmen_of_the_Supreme_Soviet">Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Soviet_of_the_Lithuanian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The chairman of the Supreme Soviet was the presiding officer (<a href="/wiki/Speaker_(politics)" title="Speaker (politics)">speaker</a>) of that legislature. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chairman</th> <th>From</th> <th>To</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boleslavas_Baranauskas&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Boleslavas Baranauskas (page does not exist)">Boleslavas Baranauskas</a></td> <td>August 25, 1940</td> <td>1951</td> <td>In RSFSR exile 1941–1944 due to World War II </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Feliksas_Bieliauskas&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Feliksas Bieliauskas (page does not exist)">Feliksas Bieliauskas</a></td> <td>1951</td> <td>1955</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vladas_Niunka" title="Vladas Niunka">Vladas Niunka</a></td> <td>1955</td> <td>April 18, 1963</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Antanas_Barkauskas&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Antanas Barkauskas (page does not exist)">Antanas Barkauskas</a></td> <td>April 18, 1963</td> <td>December 24, 1975</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ringaudas_Songaila" title="Ringaudas Songaila">Ringaudas Songaila</a></td> <td>December 24, 1975</td> <td>January 16, 1981</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lionginas_%C5%A0epetys" title="Lionginas Šepetys">Lionginas Šepetys</a></td> <td>June 1981</td> <td>March 10, 1990</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vytautas_Landsbergis" title="Vytautas Landsbergis">Vytautas Landsbergis</a></td> <td>March 11, 1990</td> <td>March 11, 1990</td> <td>Became chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Council_%E2%80%93_Reconstituent_Seimas" title="Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas">Reconstituent Seimas</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Presidium_of_the_Supreme_Soviet">Presidium of the Supreme Soviet</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Soviet_of_the_Lithuanian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Presidium of the Supreme Soviet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" align="right"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5">Composition of the Supreme Soviet<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Year</th> <th>1967</th> <th>1971</th> <th>1975</th> <th>1980 </th></tr> <tr> <td>Number of deputies</td> <td>290</td> <td>300</td> <td>320</td> <td>350 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Members of <a href="/wiki/CPSU" class="mw-redirect" title="CPSU">CPSU</a></td> <td>67%</td> <td>68%</td> <td>67%</td> <td>67% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Factory workers</td> <td>51%</td> <td>50%</td> <td>50%</td> <td>50% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Women</td> <td>32%</td> <td>32%</td> <td>34%</td> <td>35% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Youth representatives</td> <td>11%</td> <td>17%</td> <td>20%</td> <td>20% </td></tr> <tr> <td>With higher education</td> <td>42%</td> <td>45%</td> <td>48%</td> <td>51% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Re-elected deputies</td> <td>31%</td> <td>31%</td> <td>33%</td> <td>30% </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Presidium_of_the_Supreme_Soviet" title="Presidium of the Supreme Soviet">presidium</a> was the permanent body of the Supreme Soviet. Its chairman was the <i><a href="/wiki/De_jure" title="De jure">de jure</a></i> head of state. The presidium (chairman, two deputy chairmen, secretary, and 13 other members) was elected during the first session of the Soviet.<sup id="cite_ref-prez_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prez-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Formally it had great power while the Supreme Soviet was not in session. For example, it could ratify international treaties or amend laws.<sup id="cite_ref-prez_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prez-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, in reality it was a <a href="/wiki/Rubber_stamp_(politics)" title="Rubber stamp (politics)">rubber stamp</a> institution for the CPL and <i><a href="/wiki/De_facto" title="De facto">de facto</a></i> head of state was the First Secretary of the CPL.<sup id="cite_ref-kam_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kam-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The chairmen of the presidium were:<sup id="cite_ref-cd_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cd-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>From</th> <th>To</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Justas_Paleckis" title="Justas Paleckis">Justas Paleckis</a></td> <td>August 25, 1940</td> <td>April 14, 1967</td> <td>In RSFSR exile 1941–1944 due to World War II </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Motiejus_%C5%A0umauskas" title="Motiejus Šumauskas">Motiejus Šumauskas</a></td> <td>April 14, 1967</td> <td>December 24, 1975</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Antanas_Barkauskas&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Antanas Barkauskas (page does not exist)">Antanas Barkauskas</a></td> <td>December 24, 1975</td> <td>November 18, 1985</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ringaudas_Songaila" title="Ringaudas Songaila">Ringaudas Songaila</a></td> <td>November 18, 1985</td> <td>December 7, 1987</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vytautas_Astrauskas" title="Vytautas Astrauskas">Vytautas Astrauskas</a></td> <td>December 7, 1987</td> <td>January 15, 1990</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Algirdas_Brazauskas" title="Algirdas Brazauskas">Algirdas Brazauskas</a></td> <td>January 15, 1990</td> <td>March 11, 1990</td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Declaration_of_independence">Declaration of independence</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Soviet_of_the_Lithuanian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Declaration of independence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1990_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1990 Lithuanian parliamentary election">1990 Lithuanian parliamentary election</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Leaders_of_the_Supreme_Council_of_Lithuania_on_11_March_1990.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Leaders_of_the_Supreme_Council_of_Lithuania_on_11_March_1990.jpg/220px-Leaders_of_the_Supreme_Council_of_Lithuania_on_11_March_1990.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Leaders_of_the_Supreme_Council_of_Lithuania_on_11_March_1990.jpg/330px-Leaders_of_the_Supreme_Council_of_Lithuania_on_11_March_1990.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Leaders_of_the_Supreme_Council_of_Lithuania_on_11_March_1990.jpg/440px-Leaders_of_the_Supreme_Council_of_Lithuania_on_11_March_1990.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6766" data-file-height="4528" /></a><figcaption>Leaders of the Supreme Council of Lithuania on 11 March 1990, after the promulgation of the <a href="/wiki/Act_of_the_Re-Establishment_of_the_State_of_Lithuania" title="Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania">Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The Soviet became an important political battleground since 1988. Inspired and encouraged by <i><a href="/wiki/Perestroika" title="Perestroika">perestroika</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Glastnost" class="mw-redirect" title="Glastnost">glastnost</a></i>, the Lithuanians began taking steps towards independence or at least autonomy from the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>. The Soviet became the official venue to seek independence in a legal manner. Starting with its 10th session on October 17–18, 1988, the proceedings were televised, hotly debated, and in the center of attention.<sup id="cite_ref-truska2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-truska2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The political power shifted from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Lithuania to the Supreme Soviet, which transformed itself from a rubber stamp institution to an actual legislature. In about a year and a half, the Soviet reinstated interwar <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Lithuania" title="Coat of arms of Lithuania">coat of arms of Lithuania</a> and national anthem <i><a href="/wiki/Tauti%C5%A1ka_giesm%C4%97" title="Tautiška giesmė">Tautiška giesmė</a></i>, declared superiority of Lithuanian laws over the laws of the Soviet Union, laid groundwork for de-<a href="/wiki/Collectivisation" class="mw-redirect" title="Collectivisation">collectivisation</a>, investigated and condemned events surrounding the <a href="/wiki/Occupation_and_annexation_of_the_Baltic_states_by_the_Soviet_Union_(1940)" class="mw-redirect" title="Occupation and annexation of the Baltic states by the Soviet Union (1940)">occupation of Lithuania in 1940</a>, granted religious freedom, adopted citizenship law, enacted new truly democratic election law reducing the number of delegates to 141, abolished political monopoly of the Communist Party allowing other parties to run in the next election.<sup id="cite_ref-truska2_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-truska2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The delegates struggled with changed duties. About 100 of conservative, pro-Soviet delegates did not attend the sessions. Others, accustomed to blindly following orders from top, voted according to the wishes of the presidium and displayed political immaturity. For example, during a vote to appoint <a href="/wiki/Kazimira_Prunskien%C4%97" title="Kazimira Prunskienė">Kazimira Prunskienė</a> as a deputy Prime Minister, 100 votes were cast against her during a secret ballot. When the vote was repeated, this time in public, not a single delegate voted against her and only a few abstained.<sup id="cite_ref-truska2_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-truska2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In August 1989, the Soviet announced that the 1939 <a href="/wiki/Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact" title="Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact">Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact</a> directly resulted in the Baltics being forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940. This marked the first time in the country's history that an official Soviet body challenged the authority of Soviet rule. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/1990_Lithuanian_parliamentary_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1990 Lithuanian parliamentary election">February 1990 elections</a>, when for the first time candidates from the opposition were allowed to run, candidates endorsed by pro-independence <a href="/wiki/S%C4%85j%C5%ABdis" title="Sąjūdis">Sąjūdis</a> won 96 seats out of 141.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> During its first three sessions on March 11, 1990, the Soviet elected <a href="/wiki/Vytautas_Landsbergis" title="Vytautas Landsbergis">Vytautas Landsbergis</a> as the chairman and adopted the <a href="/wiki/Act_of_the_Re-Establishment_of_the_State_of_Lithuania" title="Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania">Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania</a>. The same day the Soviet changed its name to the <i>Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania</i>. It is also known as <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Council_%E2%80%93_Reconstituent_Seimas" title="Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas">Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas</a> (<i>Aukščiausioji Taryba – Atkuriamasis Seimas</i>). </p><p>The council held its last session on November 11, 1992. It was succeeded by democratically elected <a href="/wiki/Seimas" title="Seimas">Seimas</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Soviet_of_the_Lithuanian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-a-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-a_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Toy_parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Toy parliament">Toy parliament</a> until <a href="/wiki/1990_Lithuanian_Supreme_Soviet_election" title="1990 Lithuanian Supreme Soviet election">March 1990</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-kam-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-kam_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-kam_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFKamuntavičiusVaida_KamuntavičienėRemigijus_CivinskasKastytis_Antanaitis2001" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Kamuntavičius, Rūstis; Vaida Kamuntavičienė; Remigijus Civinskas; Kastytis Antanaitis (2001). <i>Lietuvos istorija 11–12 klasėms</i> (in Lithuanian). 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