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Lithuania

15 periods and events, 1236 – 1991.

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Periods and events

When	Period or event	Kind	Source
1236 – 1795	Grand Duchy of Lithuania立陶宛大公国 Once Europe's largest state, stretching from the Baltic to the Black Sea.	Dynasty or era	Source
1253	Coronation of Mindaugas明道加斯加冕 Lithuania's only crowned king.	Dynasty or era	Source
1387	Christianization of Lithuania立陶宛皈依基督教 Europe's last pagan state converts after Jogaila's union with Poland.	Religion	Source
1392 – 1430	Vytautas the Great维陶塔斯大公 The grand duke wins at Grunwald and takes Lithuania to its greatest extent.	Dynasty or era	Source
1569	Union of Lublin卢布林联合 Lithuania and Poland merge into one Commonwealth.	Politics	Source
1795 – 1918	Russian Empire rule俄罗斯帝国统治 Most of Lithuania is annexed in the final partition of the Commonwealth.	Colonial	Source
1864 – 1904	Lithuanian press ban立陶宛出版禁令 Latin-script Lithuanian printing is banned; book smugglers keep the language alive.	Literature	Source
1918	Act of Independence独立宣言 The Council of Lithuania declares an independent state on 16 February.	Politics	Source
1920	Poland seizes Vilnius波兰夺取维尔纽斯 Żeligowski's staged mutiny takes Vilnius; Kaunas becomes the interwar capital.	War	Source
1940 – 1990	Soviet occupation苏联占领 Annexed by the USSR, then occupied by Germany 1941–1944, then re-annexed.	Colonial	Source
1941 – 1944	Holocaust in Lithuania立陶宛的大屠杀 About 95% of Lithuania's Jews are murdered.	Other	Source
1944 – 1953	Forest Brothers森林兄弟 Partisans wage a guerrilla war against Soviet rule.	War	Source
1988	Sąjūdis founded“萨尤季斯”成立 A reform movement grows into the drive for independence.	Movement	Source
1990	Independence restored恢复独立 On 11 March Lithuania becomes the first Soviet republic to declare independence.	Politics	Source
1991	January Events一月事件 Soviet troops kill 14 civilians defending the Vilnius TV tower.	Movement	Source

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