Communist Party of Lithuania
The Communist Party of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos komunistų partija; Russian: Коммунистическая партия Литвы, romanized: Kommunisticheskaya partiya Litvy) was a communist party in Lithuania. The party was established in early October 1918 and operated clandestinely until it was legalized in 1940 after the Soviet invasion and occupation. The party was banned in August 1991, following the coup attempt in Moscow, Soviet Union which later led to the collapse of the Soviet Union and the dissolution of the Lithuanian SSR.
Communist Party of Lithuania Lietuvos komunistų partija | |
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| First Secretary | Antanas Sniečkus (first) Mykolas Burokevičius (last) |
| Founded | 1 October 1918 |
| Banned | 1918–1940 (first ban) 23 August 1991–present (second ban) |
| Succeeded by | Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania Socialist People's Front (not legal successors) |
| Headquarters | Vilnius |
| Newspaper | Tiesa |
| Youth wing | Leninist Young Communist League of Lithuania |
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| Political position | Far-left |
| National affiliation | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1940–1991) |
| International affiliation | Communist International (1919–1943) |
| Continental affiliation | UCP–CPSU |
| Colours | Red |
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