List of Presidents of Lithuania - Definition and Overview

Early Lithuania

The Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Title: Kunigaikštis or Didysis Kunigaikštis (The Great Duke in Lithuanian)

• Mindaugas, 1238-1263 also crowned as a King
• Treniota, 1263-1264
• Vaišvilkas (Vaišelga, Vaishyalga, Vaišalgas), 1264-1267
• Švarnas (Svarnas, Shvarno), 1267-1269
• Traidenis, 1269-1281
• Daumantas, 1281-1285
• Butigeidis, 1285-1291
• Butvydas, 1291-1295
• Vytenis, 1295-1316
• Gediminas, 1316-1341
• Jaunutis, 1341-1345
• Algirdas, 1345-1377
• Jogaila, 1377-1381, 1382-1392 also crowned as a Polish King
• Kęstutis, 1381-1382
• Vytautas the Great, 1392-1430 also crowned as a Czech King
• Švitrigaila, 1430-1432
• Žygimantas I Kęstutaitis (Sigismund I Kestutian), 1432-1440
• Kazimieras I (Casimir), 1440-1492
• Aleksandras II, 1492-1506

Lithuania as part of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

• Sigismund I the Old (Žygimantas II Senasis), 1506-1548
• Sigismund II Augustus (Žygimantas III Augustas), 1548-1572
• Henry Valois (Henrikas Valua), 1572-1573
• Stephen Bathory (Steponas Batoras), 1576-1586
• Sigismund III Vasa (Zigmantas IV Vaza), 1587-1632
• Ladislaus IV Vasa (Vladislovas II Vaza), 1632-1648
• John I Casimir Vasa (Jonas I Kazimieras Vaza), 1648-1668
• Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki (Mykolas I Kaributas Vošnioveckis), 1669-1673
• John III Sobieski (Jonas II Sobieskis), 1674-1696
• Augustus II the Strong (Augustas II Saksas), 1697-1706; 1709-1733
• Stanisław Leszczyński (Stanislovas I Leščinskis), 1706-1709; 1733-1736
• August III Sas (Augustas III Saksas), 1733-1763
• Stanisław August Poniatowski (Stanislovas II Augustas Poniatovskis), 1764-1795

Lithuania as part of Imperial Russia

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Modern Lithuania

Kingdom of Lithuania (1918 - 1918)

Title: King

• Mindaugas II (1918)

Republic of Lithuania (1918 - 1940)

Title: President

• Antanas Smetona (1918-1920)
• Aleksandras Stulginskis (1920-1926)
• Kazys Grinius (1926)
• Jonas Staugaitis (1926) - formally, for a few days (renounced the office)
• Aleksandras Stulginskis (1926) - only for a few hours.
• Antanas Smetona (1926-1940)
• Antanas Merkys (1940) - only for a few hours.
• Justas Paleckis (1940)

Early Soviet Lithuania

• Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (proclaimed in the end of 1918)
• Lithuanian-Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1919)
  • Vincas Mickevicius-Kapsukas (1919) (Chairman of Sovnarkom, corresponds to premier)
  • (Kazimierz Cichowski (1919) (Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Congress of Soviets, corresponds to head of parliament)

Lithuania as part of the Soviet Union

The First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Lithuanian SSR was leader de-facto.
Title: First Secretary of the Lithuanian Communist Party

• Antanas Sniečkus (1940-1974; 1941-1944 formally, residing in Moscow)
• Petras Griškevičius (1974-1987)
• Ringaudas Bronislavas Songaila (1987-1988)
• Algirdas Brazauskas (1988-1990)

Present Republic of Lithuania

Title: Chairman of the Supreme Council

• Vytautas Landsbergis (1990-1992)

Title: President

• Algirdas Brazauskas (1992-1998)
• Valdas Adamkus (1998-2003)
• Rolandas Paksas (February 26, 2003-April 6, 2004)
• Artūras Paulauskas (temporarily performed the duties from April 6, 2004 to July 12, 2004)
• Valdas Adamkus (started July 12, 2004)