Communist Party of Lithuania
Communist Party of Lithuania Lietuvos komunistų partija | |
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Founded | 1918 |
Banned | 1991 |
Headquarters | Vilnius |
Newspaper | Tiesa |
Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
Political position | Far-left |
International affiliation | Communist International |
Colours | Red |
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Former Central Committee office of the Lithuanian Communist Party
The Communist Party of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos komunistų partija, Russian: Коммунистическая партия Литвы) was a communist party in Lithuania, established in early October 1918. The party was banned in 1991.
Contents
1 History
2 First Secretaries of the Communist Party of Lithuania
3 Second Secretaries of the Communist Party of Lithuania
4 Congresses of the Communist Party of Lithuania
5 See also
6 References
History
The party was working illegally until 1940. In the same year the party was merged with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks). By the time of the formation of the Lithuanian SSR, the Communist Party of Lithuania (LKP) was headed by Antanas Sniečkus. In 1940 the LKP merged into the CPSU(b). The territorial organization of the party in Lithuania was called Communist Party of Lithuania (bolshevik) (LK(b)P). In the Lithuanian territorial organization, the first secretary of the Central Committee of the party (always a Lithuanian) was de facto governor of the country. The second secretary was always a Moscow-appointed Russian. In 1952 the name of the old Lithuanian party, LKP, was retaken.
The 24th December 1989,[1] during mass protests of the Singing Revolution against Soviet Union in Lithuania the party declared itself independent from Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In 1990 the Communist Party of Lithuania was converted into the Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania, which in turn was later merged with Social Democratic Party of Lithuania under the later's name, but with leadership dominated by ex-communists.
The remainder of the Communist Party of Lithuania ('on platform of Communist Party of the Soviet Union') existed in 1990-1991 under leadership of Mykolas Burokevičius after the "traditional" party declared its independence from its Soviet Union counterpart. The party played a major role in the January 1991 Events in Lithuania and initiating the creation of the National Salvation Committee. The Communist Party of Lithuania was eventually banned in August 1991. Although still illegal, the Communist Party of Lithuania is affiliated to the Union of Communist Parties — Communist Party of the Soviet Union (UCP-CPSU) headed by Gennady Zyuganov.
Party membership[1] | |
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Year |
Members |
1930 |
650 |
1936 |
1,942 |
1940 |
1,741 |
1941 |
4,620 |
1945 |
3,540 |
1950 |
27,800 |
1955 |
35,500 |
1960 |
54,300 |
1965 |
86,400 |
1970 |
116,600 |
1975 |
140,200 |
1980 |
165,800 |
First Secretaries of the Communist Party of Lithuania

Antanas Sniečkus, the leader of the Communist Party of Lithuania from 1940 to 1974.[2]
Antanas Sniečkus July 21, 1940 – January 22, 1974 (in exile in RSFSR 1941–1944)
Valerijus Charazovas (acting) January 21, 1974 – February 18, 1974
Petras Griškevičius February 18, 1974 – November 14, 1987
Nikolajus Mitkinas (acting) November 14, 1987 – December 1, 1987
Ringaudas Songaila December 1, 1987 – October 19, 1988
Algirdas Brazauskas October 19, 1988 – December 23, 1989
- Communist party that broke away from the Soviet Union: Algirdas Brazauskas December 23, 1989 – December 7, 1990
- Communist party that continued as part of the Soviet Union: Mykolas Burokevičius December 23, 1989 – August 24, 1991
Second Secretaries of the Communist Party of Lithuania
Icikas Meskupas-Adomas February 9, 1941 – March 13, 1942
Vladas Niunka April 1944-December 30, 1944
Alexander Isachenko December 30, 1944–November 24, 1946
Alexander Trofimov November 24, 1946–September 22, 1952
Vasily Aronov September 25, 1952–June 11, 1953
Motiejus Šumauskas February 1954–January 24, 1956- Boris Sharkov January 28, 1956–September 27, 1961
- Boris Popov September 30, 1961 – April 13, 1967
Valery Khazarov April 13, 1967 – December 10, 1978
Nikolay Dubenko December 11, 1978 – September 17, 1986
Nikolay Mitkin September 17, 1986 – December 9, 1988
Vladimir Beryozov December 9, 1988 – 1990
Congresses of the Communist Party of Lithuania
Congress |
Date |
Delegates Voting + advisory |
Notes |
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1st |
October 1–3, 1918 |
34 |
Took place illegally in Vilnius |
2nd |
March 4–6, 1919 |
159 + 10 |
Joint congress with the Communist Party of Byelorussia; Established the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Lithuania and Belorussia |
3rd |
October 24–29, 1921 |
12 |
Took place illegally in Königsberg |
4th |
July 17–21, 1924 |
11 + 4 |
Took place in Moscow; after the 5th World Congress of the Comintern |
5th |
February 5–9, 1941 |
294 + 66 |
Took place in Kaunas; First congress after establishment of the Lithuanian SSR |
6th |
February 15–18, 1949 |
471 + 74 |
First congress after World War II |
7th |
September 22–25, 1952 |
517 + 75 |
Elected 9 delegates to the 19th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
8th |
February 16–19, 1954 |
541 + 44 |
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9th |
January 24–27, 1956 |
578 + 101 |
Elected 9 delegates to the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
10th |
February 12–15, 1958 |
572 + 108 |
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11th |
January 14–16, 1959 |
596 + 126 |
Elected 9 delegates to the 21st Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
12th |
March 1–3, 1960 |
593 + 103 |
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13th |
April 27–29, 1961 |
688 + 119 |
Elected 36 delegates to the 22nd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
14th |
January 9–10, 1964 |
765 + 99 |
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15th |
March 3–5, 1966 |
789 + 90 |
Elected 42 delegates to the 23rd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
16th |
March 3–5, 1966 |
748 + 47 |
Elected 45 delegates to the 24th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
17th |
January 20–22, 1976 |
904 |
Elected 49 delegates to the 25th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
18th |
January 29–30, 1981 |
933 |
Elected 42 delegates to the 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
19th |
January 24–25, 1986 |
947 |
Elected 55 delegates to the 27th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
20th |
December 19, 1989 |
Voted to separate from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
See also
- Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Lithuania and Belorussia
References
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