Jonas Staugaitis
Jonas Staugaitis | |
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Acting President of Lithuania | |
In office 18 December 1926 – 19 December 1926 | |
Preceded by | Kazys Grinius |
Succeeded by | Aleksandras Stulginskis (acting) |
Speaker of the Seimas | |
In office 2 June 1926 – 17 December 1926 | |
President | Aleksandras Stulginskis Kazys Grinius |
Preceded by | Vytautas Petrulis |
Succeeded by | Aleksandras Stulginskis |
Personal details | |
Born | (1868-05-20)20 May 1868 Omentiškiai, Suwalki Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 18 January 1952(1952-01-18) (aged 83) Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
Political party | Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union |
Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
Jonas Staugaitis (pronunciationⓘ; 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.[1] 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.[2]
He is buried in the Petrašiūnai cemetery in Kaunas.
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- STAUGAITIS Jonas (1868–1952) (in Lithuanian)
Preceded by | President of Lithuania (acting) 18 December 1926 – 19 December 1926 | Succeeded by Aleksandras Stulginskis (acting) |
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- 1 Not recognized as a legitimate president
- 2 De facto heads of state; de jure heads of state were Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR
- 3 Was head of state, but not recognized as president
- 4 Posthumously recognized in March 2009
- Italics denote acting leaders
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