Balys Gajauskas (24 February 1926 – 28 September 2017) was a Lithuanian politician. In 1990 he was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania. In 1978 he became a prisoner of conscience after being sentenced for "anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda" by the Supreme Court of the Lithuanian SSR. Before that he had served a 25-year sentence for having participated in the Lithuanian anti-Soviet resistance, being released in 1973.[1]
Balys Gajauskas | |
|---|---|
| Member of Seimas of Lithuania | |
| In office 1990–1992 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 February 1926 Vilkaviškis, Lithuania |
| Died | 28 September 2017 (aged 91) Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Spouse | Irena Gajauskienė |
| Children | Gražina Gajauskaitė |
References edit
- ^ Prisoners of Conscience in the USSR (published by Amnesty International, 1980, p. 14
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