Algirdas Brazauskas

Algirdas Brazauskas
Brazauskas in 2005
4th President of Lithuania
In office 25 November 1992 – 24 December 1998 Acting to 25 February 1993
Preceded by	Vytautas Landsbergis (as Chairman of the Supreme Council of Lithuania)
Succeeded by	Valdas Adamkus
12th Prime Minister of Lithuania
In office 29 June 2001 – 1 June 2006
Preceded by	Eugenijus Gentvilas
Succeeded by	Zigmantas Balčytis
Speaker of the Seimas
In office 25 November 1992 – 25 February 1993
Preceded by	Vytautas Landsbergis (as Chairman of the Supreme Council of Lithuania)
Succeeded by	Česlovas Juršėnas
Deputy Prime Minister of Lithuania
In office 17 March 1990 – 10 January 1991
Chairman of Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Lithuanian SSR
In office 15 January 1990 – 11 March 1990
Preceded by	Vytautas Astrauskas
Succeeded by	Vytautas Landsbergis (as Chairman of the Supreme Council of Lithuania)
First Secretary of Central Committee of the Communist Party of Lithuania
In office 20 October 1988 – 19 December 1989
Preceded by	Ringaudas Bronislovas Songaila
Succeeded by	Mykolas Burokevičius
Personal details
Born	(1932-09-22)22 September 1932 Rokiškis, Lithuania
Died	26 June 2010(2010-06-26) (aged 77) Vilnius, Lithuania
Political party	Communist Party of Lithuania (1957–1990) Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1959–1989) Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (1990–1993, 1998–2001) Independent (1993–1998, DLP membership suspended while president) Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (2001–2010)
Spouse(s)	Julija Brazauskienė Kristina Brazauskienė
Children	2 daughters (from first marriage)
Alma mater	Kaunas University of Technology (1956)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Branch/service	Soviet Navy
Years of service	1956–1960
Rank	Starshina 1st stage

Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas ([ˈɐ̂ˑlʲɡʲɪrdɐs ˈmʲîːkoːɫɐs brɐˈzɐ̂ˑʊskɐs] ^ⓘ, 22 September 1932 – 26 June 2010) was a Lithuanian politician who served as the fourth president of Lithuania from 1993 to 1998. He also served as the prime minister of Lithuania from 2001 to 2006. Brazauskas was the first democratically elected president of post-Soviet Lithuania.

He also served as head of the Communist Party of Lithuania that broke with Moscow.