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Antanas Smetona
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Antanas Smetona

Antanas Smetona (August 10, 1874 - January 9, 1944) was the first president of Lithuania from April 4, 1919 to June 19, 1920. He was also the last president of the country from December 19, 1926 to June 15, 1940 before its occupation by the Soviet Union, after seizing power in 1926 coup. He died in exile in Cleveland, Ohio.

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