Council of Lithuania, Vilnius,1917. From the left: P. Bugailiškis, K. Bizauskas, K. Šaulys, J. Staugaitis, J. Basanavičius, S. Kairys, A. Smetona, J. Vileišis, P. Dogelis, J. Paknys, J. Šaulys, M. Biržiška, J. Stankevičius, P. Klimas
Lithuania's residents and historians believe that the three figures with the main contribution to the country's statehood over the past century include Jonas Basanavičius, the father of national rebirth, Supreme Council Chairman Vytautas Landsbergis and interwar president Antanas Smetona.
Source: BNS
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