Petras Griškevičius
Petras Griškevičius | |
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Griškevičius in 1985 | |
| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Lithuania | |
| In office 18 February 1974 – 14 November 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Antanas Sniečkus |
| Succeeded by | Ringaudas Songaila |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 July 1924 Kriaunos, Rokiškis District, Lithuania |
| Died | 14 November 1987 (aged 63) Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1945–1987) |
| Education | Higher Party School under the Central Committee of the CPSU |
| Occupation | |
Petras Petrovičius Griškevičius (Russian: Пя́трас Пя́трович Гришкя́вичюс; 19 July 1924 – 14 November 1987) was a Lithuanian communist politician and Nomenklatura in the Lithuanian SSR. He was the First Secretary of the Lithuanian Communist Party (de facto leader of Lithuanian SSR) from 1974 to his death 4 November 1987.