Ringaudas Songaila | |
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First Secretary of the Communist Party of Lithuania | |
In office 1 December 1987 – 19 October 1988 | |
Preceded by | Petras Griškevičius |
Succeeded by | Algirdas Brazauskas |
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR | |
In office 24 December 1975 – 16 January 1981 | |
Preceded by | Antanas Barkauskas |
Succeeded by | Lionginas Šepetys |
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Lithuanian SSR | |
In office 16 January 1981 – 18 November 1985 | |
Preceded by | Juozas Maniušis |
Succeeded by | Vytautas Sakalauskas |
Personal details | |
Born | Klaipėda, Lithuania | 20 April 1929
Died | 25 June 2019 Trakai, Lithuania[1] | (aged 90)
Political party | Communist Party of Lithuania |
Occupation | veterinarian politician |
Ringaudas Bronislovas Songaila (20 April 1929[2] – 25 June 2019)[3] was an official of the Lithuanian SSR nomenclatura. In 1987–1988, he was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Lithuania or the de facto head of state.