Sąjūdis
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Sąjūdis was the Lithuanian pro-independence movement of the late 1980s that led the country’s peaceful break from the Soviet Union.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
independence movement
ⓘ
political movement ⓘ social movement ⓘ |
| contributedTo | peaceful break from the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| country | Lithuania ⓘ |
| countryDuringActivity | Lithuanian SSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | Vilnius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
political and economic reforms
ⓘ
restoration of Lithuanian independence ⓘ |
| hasPart | local grassroots groups ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Singing Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
glasnost ⓘ perestroika ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 1980s ⓘ |
| ideology |
Lithuanian nationalism
ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ democratization ⓘ |
| inception | 1988 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Lithuanian independence declaration of 1990
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
restoration of the Republic of Lithuania ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | democratic movements in Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| language | Lithuanian ⓘ |
| laterCountry | Republic of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| media |
independent press
ⓘ
public meetings ⓘ |
| movementOutcome |
end of Soviet rule in Lithuania
ⓘ
establishment of multi-party democracy in Lithuania ⓘ |
| movementType | pro-independence ⓘ |
| nativeName | Lietuvos Persitvarkymo Sąjūdis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
mass rallies in Vilnius in 1988–1990
ⓘ
participation in the Baltic Way ⓘ |
| opposedPoliticalSystem | one-party communist system ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Communist Party of Lithuania dominance
ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-right ⓘ |
| region | Baltic states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Sąjūdis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedPoliticalSystem | parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| supportedValue |
freedom of speech
GENERATED
ⓘ
human rights GENERATED ⓘ national self-determination GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
civil resistance
ⓘ
mass demonstrations ⓘ peaceful protest ⓘ |
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