Ringaudas Songaila

Ringaudas Songaila
Songaila in 1983
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Lithuania
In office
1 December 1987 – 19 October 1988
Preceded byPetras Griškevičius
Succeeded byAlgirdas Brazauskas
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR
In office
24 December 1975 – 16 January 1981
Preceded byAntanas Barkauskas
Succeeded byLionginas Šepetys
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Lithuanian SSR
In office
16 January 1981 – 18 November 1985
Preceded byJuozas Maniušis
Succeeded byVytautas Sakalauskas
Personal details
Born(1929-04-20)20 April 1929
Klaipėda, Lithuania
Died25 June 2019(2019-06-25) (aged 90)[citation needed]
Trakai, Lithuania[citation needed]
Political partyCommunist Party of Lithuania
Occupationveterinarian
politician

Ringaudas Bronislovas Songaila (20 April 1929[1] – 25[citation needed] June 2019)[2] 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.

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