Supreme Council of Lithuania

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The Supreme Council of Lithuania was the transitional legislative body that led Lithuania’s restoration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1990–1992.

All labels observed (2)

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf parliament ⓘ
transitional legislative body ⓘ
country Lithuania ⓘ
countryDuringExistence Lithuanian SSR ⓘ
Republic of Lithuania ⓘ
linked to: Lithuania
followedBy Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania ⓘ
linked to: Seimas
governmentBranch legislative branch ⓘ
historicalEra dissolution of the Soviet Union ⓘ
post-Soviet transition ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Lithuania ⓘ
linked to: Lithuania
languageUsed Lithuanian ⓘ
legalStatus highest state authority in Lithuania 1990–1992 ⓘ
legislativePeriodEnd 1992 ⓘ
legislativePeriodStart 1990 ⓘ
location Vilnius ⓘ
mainFunction adopt laws of the Republic of Lithuania ⓘ
declare and consolidate independence from the Soviet Union ⓘ
meetingPlace Seimas Palace ⓘ
oversawProcess creation of institutions of independent Lithuania ⓘ
withdrawal from the Soviet Union ⓘ
politicalStatus de facto parliament of independent Lithuania ⓘ
successor to Soviet-era legislature in Lithuania ⓘ
politicalSystemContext transition from Soviet system to democratic republic ⓘ
precededBy Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR ⓘ
restoredInstitution independent Lithuanian statehood ⓘ
role transitional legislature during restoration of independence ⓘ
significantEvent Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania ⓘ
significantEventDate 1990-03-11 ⓘ
timePeriod 1990–1992 ⓘ
typeOfParliament unicameral legislature ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Seimas → predecessor → Supreme Council of Lithuania ⓘ
Restoration of Independence of Lithuania (1990) → place → Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Council of Lithuania
Restoration of Independence of Lithuania (1990) → declaredBy → Supreme Council of Lithuania ⓘ
Restoration of Independence of Lithuania (1990) → declaredBy → Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Council of Lithuania
Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR → replacedBy → Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Council of Lithuania
January Events (1991) → participant → Supreme Council of Lithuania ⓘ