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List of Presidents of Lithuania

Early Lithuania

The Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Title: Kunigaikštis

• Mindaugas, 1238-1263
• Treniota, 1263-1264
• Vaišvilkas (Vaišelga, Vaishyalga, Vaišalgas), 1264-1267
• ?varnas (Svarnas, Shvarno), 1267-1269
• Traidenis, 1269-1281
• Daumantas, 1281-1285
• Butigeidis, 1285-1291
• Butvydas, 1291-1295
• Vytenis, 1295-1316
• Gediminas, 1316-1341
• Jaunutis, 1341-1345
• Algirdas, 1345-1377
• Jogaila, 1377-1381, 1382-1392
• Kęstutis, 1381-1382
• Vytautas the Great, 1392-1430
• Švitrigaila, 1430-1432
• Žygimantas Kęstutaitis (Sigismund Kestutian), 1432-1440
• Kazimieras (Casimir), 1440-1492
• Aleksandras, 1492-1506

Lithuania as part of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

• Sigismund I the Old (Žygimantas Senasis), 1506-1548
• Sigismund II Augustus (Žygimantas Augustas), 1548-1572
• Henry Valois, 1572-1573
• Stephen Bathory, 1576-1586
• Sigismund III Vasa, 1587-1632
• Ladislaus IV Vasa, 1632-1648
• John Casimir Vasa, 1648-1668

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Lithuania as part of Imperial Russia

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Modern Lithuania

Republic of Lithuania (1918 - 1940)

Title: President

• Antanas Smetona (1918-1920)
• Aleksandras Stulginskis (1920-1926)
• Kazys Grinius (1926)
• Jonas Staugaitis (1926) - formally, for a few days (renounced the office)
• Aleksandras Stulginskis (1926) - only for a few hours.
• Antanas Smetona (1926-1940)
• Antanas Merkys (1940) - only for a few hours.
• Justas Paleckis (1940)

Lithuania as part of the Soviet Union

The First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Lithuanian SSR was leader de-facto.
Title: First Secretary of the Lithuanian Communist Party

• Antanas Sniečkus (1940-1974; 1941-1944 formally, residing in Moscow)
• Petras Griškevičius (1974-1987)
• Ringaudas Bronislavas Songaila (1987-1988)
• Algirdas Brazauskas (1988-1990)

Present Republic of Lithuania

Title: Chairman of the Supreme Council

• Vytautas Landsbergis (1990-1992)

Title: President

• Algirdas Brazauskas (1992-1998)
• Valdas Adamkus (1998-2003)
• Rolandas Paksas (February 26, 2003-April 6, 2004)
• Artūras Paulauskas (temporarily performed the duties from April 6, 2004 to July 12, 2004)
• Valdas Adamkus (started July 12, 2004)