About Jonas Staugaitis
Lived 1868 – 1952 (aged 83). Jonas Staugaitis was a Lithuanian politician and physician.
Jonas Staugaitis (; 20 May 1868 in Omentiškiai, Suwałki Governorate – 18 January 1952 in Kaunas) was the acting President of Lithuania during the December 1926 coup d'état. He was formally elected for a few hours as the Speaker of the Seimas; as the highest-ranked official, he also became the de jure President of Lithuania. He renounced the office after the coup d'état was complete.
He was a medical doctor, having studied at the University of Warsaw. In 1919, he was elected to the Seimas (Lithuanian parliament) as a member of the Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union. On 2 June 1926, he was elected the speaker of Seimas.
He is buried in the Petrašiūnai cemetery in Kaunas.
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Who was Jonas Staugaitis?
President of Lithuania (1868-1952)
When was Jonas Staugaitis born?
Jonas Staugaitis was born on 20 May 1868 in Omentiškiai.
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Jonas Staugaitis died on 18 January 1952 in Kaunas.
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Jonas Staugaitis was a politician and physician.
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Jonas Staugaitis was Lithuanian.
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