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Valdas Adamkus (born Voldemaras Adamkavičius; 3 November 1926) is a Lithuanian politician. He was the President of Lithuania from 1998 to 2003 and again from 2004 to 2009.
A square in Maišiagala, a small town close to the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, has been named after Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who died in a plane crash in 2010.
Alma Adamkienė, wife of Lithuania's former president Valdas Adamkus, is currently in hospital but her condition is not serious, said doctor Aušra Marcijonienė.
The Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania–Christian Families Alliance (EAPL-CFA) calls for a street in Vilnius and a square in Maišiagala, a town close to the Lithuanian capital, to be named after Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who died in a plane crash in 2010.
Nijolė Sadūnaitė, 79-year-old nun, dissident and Soviet-era political prisoner, was awarded the Freedom Prize on the Day of Freedom Defenders at a solemn ceremony at the parliament on Saturday.
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.
Lithuania and Russia have concluded lengthy negotiations on properties used by their diplomatic missions in Vilnius and Moscow, including a building in the Lithuanian capital's Turniškės neighborhood close to former President Valdas Adamkus' residence, the daily Lietuvos Žinios reported on Thursday.
The International Criminal Court's prosecutor on Monday asked for authorization to investigate alleged crimes committed during the armed conflict in Afghanistan, including allegations that suspected terrorists were tortured in a secret detention facility in Lithuania.
The Lithuanian parliament decided on Thursday to award the Freedom Prize to Nijolė Sadūnaitė, a Roman Catholic nun and former Soviet-time dissident.
The Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce in the United Kingdom (LCCUK) is continuing its tradition of supporting vulnerable social groups and on 17 November 2017, together with the Embassy of Lithuania in the UK, is inviting Lithuanian and foreign guests to a Charity Ball supported by the former Lithuania...
