Lithuania became an independent country in 1918 and remained independent until 1940 when Soviet troops occupied it. From 1940 to 1990 Lithuania was known as the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic. On March 11, 1990, the Lithuanian Parliament issued a Declaration of Independence, and voted to have Lithuania emancipated from the Soviet Union. Independence was deemed officially independent on September 6, 1991.
Lithuania becoming independent was an important event because it took control from Mikhail Gorbachev who had been starting issues with the United States for years. After Lithuania regained independence, the United States reopened the Embassy which it had closed in 1940 when Lithuania first became a Soviet Republic.
MLA Style: "Lithuania." Britannica Student Library. Encyclopaedia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, 2010.
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Lithuania became an independent country in 1918 and remained independent until 1940 when Soviet troops occupied it. From 1940 to 1990 Lithuania was known as the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic. On March 11, 1990, the Lithuanian Parliament issued a Declaration of Independence, and voted to have Lithuania emancipated from the Soviet Union. Independence was deemed officially independent on September 6, 1991.
Lithuania becoming independent was an important event because it took control from Mikhail Gorbachev who had been starting issues with the United States for years. After Lithuania regained independence, the United States reopened the Embassy which it had closed in 1940 when Lithuania first became a Soviet Republic.
MLA Style: "Lithuania." Britannica Student Library. Encyclopaedia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, 2010.