Difference between revisions of "About Lithuania"

Lithuanian lands were united under MINDAUGAS in 1236; over the next century, through alliances and conquest, [[Lithuania]] extended its territory to include most of present-day [[Belarus]] and [[Ukraine]]. By the end of the 14th century [[Lithuania]] was the largest state in Europe. An alliance with [[Poland]] in 1386 led the two countries into a union through the person of a common ruler. In 1569, [[Lithuania]] and [[Poland]] formally united into a single dual state, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This entity survived until 1795 when its remnants were partitioned by surrounding countries. [[Lithuania]] regained its independence following World War I but was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an [[action]] never recognized by the US and many other countries. On 11 March 1990, [[Lithuania]] became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until September of 1991 (following the abortive coup in Moscow). The last Russian troops withdrew in 1993. [[Lithuania]] subsequently restructured its economy for integration into Western European institutions; it joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004. In January 2014, [[Lithuania]] assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2014-15 term.

Lithuanian lands were united under MINDAUGAS in 1236; over the next century, through alliances and conquest, [[Lithuania]] extended its territory to include most of present-day [[Belarus]] and [[Ukraine]]. By the end of the 14th century [[Lithuania]] was the largest state in Europe. An alliance with [[Poland]] in 1386 led the two countries into a union through the person of a common ruler. In 1569, [[Lithuania]] and [[Poland]] formally united into a single dual state, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This entity survived until 1795 when its remnants were partitioned by surrounding countries. [[Lithuania]] regained its independence following World War I but was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an [[action]] never recognized by the US and many other countries. On 11 March 1990, [[Lithuania]] became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until September of 1991 (following the abortive coup in Moscow). The last Russian troops withdrew in 1993. [[Lithuania]] subsequently restructured its economy for integration into Western European institutions; it joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004. In January 2014, [[Lithuania]] assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2014-15 term.

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