About Balys Gajauskas
Lived 1926 – 2017 (aged 91). Balys Gajauskas was a Lithuanian politician.
Balys Gajauskas (24 February 1926 – 28 September 2017) was a Lithuanian politician. In 1990 he was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania. In 1978 he became a prisoner of conscience after being sentenced for "anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda" by the Supreme Court of the Lithuanian SSR. Before that he had served a 25-year sentence for having participated in the Lithuanian anti-Soviet resistance, being released in 1973.
Gajauskas was a member of the Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas from 1990 to 1992,
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Who was Balys Gajauskas?
Lithuanian politician (1926-2017)
When was Balys Gajauskas born?
Balys Gajauskas was born on 24 February 1926 in Vilkaviškis.
When did Balys Gajauskas die?
Balys Gajauskas died on 28 September 2017 in Vilnius.
What was Balys Gajauskas's occupation?
Balys Gajauskas was a politician.
What nationality was Balys Gajauskas?
Balys Gajauskas was Lithuanian.
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