Balys Gajauskas
Lithuanian politician (1926–2017)
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Balys Gajauskas (24 February 1926 – 28 September 2017)[1] was a Lithuanian politician. In 1990 he was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania. In 1978 he became a prisoner of conscience after being sentenced for "anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda" by the Supreme Court of the Lithuanian SSR. Before that he had served a 25-year sentence for having participated in the Lithuanian anti-Soviet resistance, being released in 1973.[2]
Balys Gajauskas | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Seimas | |
| In office 1990–1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 February 1926 Vygreliai, Lithuania |
| Died | 28 September 2017 (aged 91) Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Party | Lithuanian Nationalist Union |
| Spouse | Irena Gajauskienė |
| Children | Gražina Gajauskaitė |
Gajauskas was a member of the Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas from 1990 to 1992,[1] and was subsequently a member of the Seimas until 1996. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2004 Lithuanian parliamentary election as a member of the Lithuanian Nationalist Union party.[3]
