Supreme Council of Lithuania
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Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania Lietuvos Respublikos Aukščiausioji Taryba |
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 Lithuania
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Provisional coat of arms of Lithuania (1990-1992)
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| Established | 1990 |
| Disbanded | 1992 (new constitution adopted) |
| Preceded by | Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR |
| Succeeded by | Seimas |
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Last election
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1990 |
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The Supreme Council – Restoration Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (officially known as Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania), was the supreme governing body, elected in 1990. The first meeting was held on 10 March 1990, the last – 11 November 1992.
As outlined in the Provisional Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (1990), the Supreme Council had the following powers:
From the outset, the work of the Supreme Council on 11 March 1990, Lithuania adopted the Reconstruction Act and the Provisional Basic Law. On March 12, the Supreme Council adopted Resolution, that declared USSR universal military service law of 12 October 1967, invalid within the Republic of Lithuania. The Council also nationalized all the assets of the USSR, that were located in Lithuania. But just three days later, on 15 March, the Soviet Congress of People's Deputies adopted a resolution, in which restoration of the independence of the Republic of Lithuania was declared null and void. Congress passed this resolution with 1,463 people's deputies voted for, 98 voted against and 128 abstentions.
Economic blockade has suspended the country's economic growth and the foreign states would not recognize the independence of Lithuania. But on 6 September 1991, after failed 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, the Soviet federal government has officially recognised independence of Lithuania and other Baltic states, and lifted blockade.
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