Justas Paleckis
Justas Paleckis | |
|---|---|
Paleckis in 1961 | |
| Acting President of Lithuania | |
De facto (not recognized) | |
| In office 17 June 1940 – 24 August 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Antanas Merkys |
| Succeeded by | Himself as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR |
| Prime Minister of Lithuania | |
De facto (not recognized) | |
| In office 16 June 1940 – 24 August 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Antanas Merkys |
| Succeeded by | Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius |
| Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR | |
| In office 25 August 1940 – 14 April 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Himself as de facto President of Lithuania |
| Succeeded by | Motiejus Šumauskas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1899 Telšiai, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 26 January 1980 (aged 81) Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Political party | Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union (1926–27) Communist Party of Lithuania (1940–80) |
| Alma mater | Vytautas Magnus University |
Justas Paleckis (22 January [O.S. 10 January] 1899 – 26 January 1980) was a Lithuanian Soviet author, journalist and politician. He was nominal acting president of Lithuania after the Soviet invasion while Lithuania was still ostensibly independent, in office from 17 June to 3 August 1940. He then remained the head of state of the Lithuanian SSR until 1967.