Sąjūdis
Reform Movement of Lithuania Lietuvos Persitvarkymo Sąjūdis | |
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| Abbreviation | LPS (Sąjūdis) |
| Leader | Vytautas Landsbergis (1988–1990) |
| Founded | 23 October 1988 |
| Headquarters | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Ideology | Lithuanian nationalism Anti-communism Anti-Sovietism Democratization |
| Political position | Big tent |
| Slogan | For Lithuania |
| Website | |
| http://www.lietsajudis.lt/ | |
The Sąjūdis (Lithuanian: [ˈsâːjuːdʲɪs], lit. 'Movement'), initially known as the Reform Movement of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Persitvarkymo Sąjūdis), is a political organisation which led the struggle for Lithuanian independence in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was established on 3 June 1988 as the first opposition party in Soviet Lithuania, and was led by Vytautas Landsbergis. Its goal was to seek the return of independent status for Lithuania.