Ringaudas Songaila
Ringaudas Bronislovas Songaila (born March 20, 1929 in Klaipėda) was an official of the Lithuanian SSR nomenclatura.
Songaila was member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Lithuania (1962–1981), Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1981–1985), Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR (1985–1987), and First Secretary of the Communist Party of Lithuania (1987–1988).[1] When Songaila targeted rallies of radical pro-independence Lithuanian Liberty League, he was forced to resign.[2] He was replaced by Algirdas Brazauskas, who supported Sąjūdis movement and Lithuania's declaration of independence in March 1990.
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| Preceded by | First Secretary of the Communist Party of Lithuania 1987–1988 |
Succeeded by Algirdas Brazauskas |
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