Jonas Zemaitis

Politician

Birthday March 15, 1909

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Lithuania

DEATH DATE Nov 26, 1954 (45)

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About

Lithuanian politician who was the Head of State of contemporary occupied Lithuania from 1949 to 1954.

Before Fame

He finished at the Raseiniai Gymnasium First Class and started studying in the Kaunas War School.

Trivia

He was also one of the leaders of the resistance against the Soviet occupation of Lithuania, joining the Lithuanian Freedom Army and the Lithuanian partisans and steadily rising to a position of leadership.

Family Life

He was born to Jonas Zemaitis and Petronele Dauksaite.

Associated With

He and Kazimira Prunskiene were both politicians in Lithuania.