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Title:USSR: Lithuanian Parliament Declares Independence From Moscow
Date:11th March 1990
Summary:Lithuania declared itself a sovereign state on March 11. Crowds marked the news of the secession vote in the republic's Supreme Soviet by tearing down the hammer and sickle, symbol of 50 years of Moscow rule. In the presidential elections Vytautas Landsbergis, who led the drive for Lithuania's independence, easily defeated Algirdas Brazauskas.
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Location:USSR CCCP
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