Independence Act of February 16

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Lithuanian professor urges colleagues to work together in analysis of independence acts

Vytautas Magnus University professor Liudas Mažylis who discovered the long-sought Lithuanian Independence Act last year is inviting researchers of countries…

7 years ago
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February 16th commemoration in Lithuania

February 16 is a national holiday in Lithuania in commemoration of the signing of the Act of Independence of Lithuania…

7 years ago
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Feb. 16 celebrations in Soviet Lithuania: from pieces of cloth to tricolour

Vytautas Bogušis, then a ninth-grade student, 43 years ago bought pieces of cloth for a hand-made yellow-green-red Lithuanian flag that…

7 years ago
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Polish president, EU’s top officials coming to Vilnius for centennial celebrations

Polish President Andrzej Duda and top European Union officials are coming to Vilnius on Thursday as festive events marking the…

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Independence Act font presented at Lithuanian government meeting in Kaunas

A font developed by the original of the February 16 1918 Independence Act was presented at a solemn meeting of…

7 years ago
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Font of 1918 Independence Act to be presented at Lithuanian government meeting

A font developed by the original of the February 16 1918 Independence Act will be presented at a solemn meeting…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Germany hands over February 16 Independence Act to Lithuania

Germany's representatives officially handed over the February 16 of 1918 Independence Act on restoration of Lithuania's statehood to Lithuania on…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Germany handing over Feb. 16 Independence Act to Lithuania

Germany's representatives will officially hand over the February 16 of 1918 Independence Act on restoration of Lithuania's statehood to Lithuania…

7 years ago
  • History

Lithuanian, German ministers to sign agreement on 1918 Independence Act

The foreign ministers of Lithuania and Germany will Thursday sign an agreement on handover of the February 16, 1918 Independence…

7 years ago
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Germany plans to lend Lithuania its 1918 independence act for 5 years

Germany plans to hand the original copy of Lithuania's 1918 Act of Independence recently found in Berlin's diplomatic archive over…

7 years ago
  • Culture

ForMin downplays German archivist’s remarks about Feb. 16 Independence Act

Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says that conversations with Germany's government over handover of the February 16 1918 Independence Act…

8 years ago
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Germany could lend Lithuania 1918 independence act, but not hand it over

The president of the German Federal Archives says that Germany could lend Lithuania the original copy of its 1918 declaration…

8 years ago
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Facsimile of Lithuania’s 1918 independence act to be displayed at National library

A facsimile of Lithuania's 1918 Act of Independence on Thursday will be handed over to the Martynas Mažvydas National Library…

8 years ago
  • European Union

Lithuanian, German formins agree on displaying 1918 independence act in Lithuania

Lithuanian and German foreign ministers agreed on Friday that an original copy of Lithuania's 1918 Act of Independence that was…

8 years ago
  • European Union

Formin asks his German counterpart to return 1918 independence act to Vilnius

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius on Thursday asked his German counterpart, Sigmar Gabriel, to return an original copy of Lithuania's…

8 years ago
  • Society

Man who found independence act is meticulous professor, passionate collector

Liudas Mažylis, the man who on Wednesday found what is believed to be an original copy of Lithuania's Act of…

8 years ago
  • European Union

Germany confirms discovery of February 16 Independence Act, congratulates Lithuania

Germany's Foreign Ministry on Thursday confirmed discovery of the February 16 1918 resolution of the Council of Lithuania on reestablishment…

8 years ago
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A historical event for Lithuania

Vytautas Magnus University (VDU) professor Liudas Mažylis has discovered the original February 16th Act of Lithuanian Independence in a German…

8 years ago
  • European Union

A. Merkel’s office contacted over 1918 independence act – Lithuanian president

Lithuanian officials have contacted German Chancellor Angela Merkel's office over an original copy of Lithuania's Act of Independence of 1918…

8 years ago
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MG Baltic says lawyers yet to decide on award for Lithuanian independence act discovery

The president of MG Baltic says that the business group will keep its promise to pay a million euros to…

8 years ago