Lithuania: Polity Style: 1918-2024 |
23 Mar 1918 |
independence recognized by the government of Germany on the basis of an act of the Lietuvos Taryba of 11 Dec 1917 [1] |
23 Mar 1918 - 21 Jul 1940 |
Lietuvos Valstybė | State of Lithuania [2] |
21 Jul 1940 - 11 Mar 1990 |
continued in Lithuania (Soviet Republic) |
11 Mar 1990 |
name of the state is changed in accordance with a law passed by the Aukščiausioji Taryba 11 Mar 1990 with immediate effect (Lietuvos Respublikos Aukščiausiosios Tarybos ir Vyriausybės žinios, No. 9, 1990, Art. 221) |
11 Mar 1990 - |
Lietuvos Respublika | Republic of Lithuania [3] |
11 Mar 1990 |
statehood is proclaimed to have been re-established in accordance with an act passed by the Aukščiausioji Taryba 11 Mar 1990 with immediate effect (Lietuvos Respublikos Aukščiausiosios Tarybos ir Vyriausybės žinios, No. 9, 1990, Art. 222) |