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Algirdas Brazauskas

Algirdas Brazauskas, Lithuanian politician, 2nd President of Lithuania (died 2010)

Born
September 22, 1932
Died
June 26, 2010
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1932

About Algirdas Brazauskas

Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas was the fourth president of Lithuania, in office from 1993 to 1998. He also served as Prime Minister of Lithuania from 2001 to 2006. Brazauskas was the first democratically elected president of post-Soviet Lithuania. It's no secret the Communist Party has a dirty history." In 1988, he became the first secretary of the Communist Party of Lithuania. After the 1992 parliamentary elections, the first since 1938, he became speaker of parliamentary and acting President of Lithuania on 25 November 1992. He then won the presidential election in a single round with 60 percent of the vote and was confirmed as president on 25 February 1993.

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Algirdas Brazauskas timeline

  1. It's no secret the Communist Party has a dirty history." In 1988, he became the first secretary of the Communist Party of Lithuania.
  2. After the 1992 parliamentary elections, the first since 1938, he became speaker of parliamentary and acting President of Lithuania on 25 November 1992.
  3. He then won the presidential election in a single round with 60 percent of the vote and was confirmed as president on 25 February 1993.

The world when Algirdas Brazauskas was born

Algirdas Brazauskas was born in 1932. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1932

  • #1 song"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
  • Top movieGrand Hotel
  • Best-selling bookBrave New World – Aldous Huxley

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth's "called shot" in the World Series
  • Top headlineFDR elected in a landslide during the Great Depression
  • Technology milestoneAmelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
  • Defining fadMonopoly board game (unofficial versions)
  • Notable inventionPolaroid filters
  • World population2.14 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.8M

1932 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Algirdas Brazauskas's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19322026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,600$67,500
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population124.8M341 million

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