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Jonas Algirdas Antanaitis

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Jonas Antanaitis in August 1992

Jonas Algirdas Antanaitis (19 August 1921 – 7 September 2018)[1] was a Lithuanian politician who was a long-term member of the Seimas.

Biography

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Antanaitis was born in Rimšiniai village, Pakruojis district, Lithuania on 19 August 1921. He studied engineering at Vytautas Magnus University.[2]

After the Soviet Union occupied and annexed Lithuania, Antanaitis was a member of the resistance. He was arrested in 1944 and deported to Siberia. He returned to Lithuania in 1954, working as an engineer.[2][3]

In 1995, Antanaitis became a member of the Sixth Seimas through the electoral list of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania.[2]

References

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  1. ^ alkas, VšĮ Tėviškės (11 September 2018). "Į paskutinę kelionę bus išlydėtas pasipriešinimo kovų dalyvis Jonas Algirdas Antanaitis - Alkas.lt". alkas.lt. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Member of the Seimas 1992-1996". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. 5 January 2005. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Jonas Algirdas Antanaitis. Kelyje į amžinąsias vertybes". Respublika. Retrieved 2 March 2016.