Viktoras Petkus | |
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 Petkus in 1997 | |
| Born | 17 May 1928 |
| Died | 1 May 2012 (aged 83) |
| Burial place | Raseiniai |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Known for | Soviet dissident |
| Board member of | Lithuanian Helsinki Group Christian Democratic Union |
Viktoras Petkus (17 May 1928 – 1 May 2012) was a Lithuanian political activist and Soviet dissident. He was a founding member of the Lithuanian Helsinki Group in 1976 which set out to document violations of human rights in the Soviet Union. For various anti-Soviet activities, Petkus was imprisoned three times in various prisons and Gulag camps by the Soviet authorities.