Mikhail Sergeyevich GorbachevNovember 1989
1st national movement, Sajudis, is formed in Lithuania
Russia · Government / Government of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
1st national movement, Sajudis, is formed in Lithuania
Lithuania becomes the 1st republic to declare independence
Lithuania declares independence in accordance with its constitution of 1938
Warns Lithuania to withdraw its declaration of independence but it refuses
This factsheet is generated from stored World History Database records matching the country, broad category, detailed category and exact Event value shown above. Duplicate display records are collapsed; database wording is otherwise preserved. Source provenance varies by record, so formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.