Kazys Grinius
Physician
1866 – 1950
Who was Kazys Grinius?
Kazys Grinius was the third President of Lithuania, and held that office from 7 June 1926 to 17 December 1926.
When Grinius was born in Selema, near Marijampolė, Lithuania was part of the Russian empire. He studied medicine at the University of Moscow and became a physician. As a young man, he became involved in Lithuanian political activities, and was persecuted by the Tsarist authorities.
In 1896, he married Joana Pavalkytė. For some time they lived in Virbalis. In 1899, their son Kazys was born, and in 1902, their daughter Gražina was born. During World War I they lived in Kislovodsk. In 1918 during a Red Army attack his wife and daughter were killed. They were buried in Kislovodsk cemetery.
When Lithuania regained its independence in 1918, Grinius became a member of the National Assembly as a member of the Peasant Populist Party. He served as Prime Minister from 1920 until 1922, and signed a treaty with the Soviet Union. He was elected President by the Third Seimas, but served for only six months, as he was deposed in a coup led by Antanas Smetona, under the pretext that there was an imminent communist plot to take over Lithuania.
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- Born
- Dec 17, 1866
Russian Empire - Also known as
- Dr. Kazys Grinius
- Spouses
- Profession
- Education
- Moscow State University
- Moscow Medical Academy
- Died
- Jun 4, 1950
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on July 23, 2013
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