Ruler · 1909 – 1954

Jonas Žemaitis

Lived 1909 – 1954; head of state, military personnel. President of the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuania), 1949 – 1954.

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Lived: 1909 – 1954; 45 years
In office: 5 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Lithuania
Left it: died in office; read off the dates alone

President of the Republic of Lithuania

Lithuania · the 8th of 15 dated reigns · 1919 – 2019

4 before

Antanas Smetona1926 – 1940

Justas Paleckis1940

Antanas Merkys1940

Jonas Žemaitis1949 – 1954

Algirdas Brazauskas1993 – 1998

Valdas Adamkus1998 – 2003

Rolandas Paksas2003 – 2004

4 after

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1949 – 1954 · 5 years · came to it aged 40

Left it: died in officeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1954, the year they died

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