Fourth Seimas

Fourth Seimas of Lithuania
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Overview
Legislative bodySeimas
Jurisdiction Lithuania
Term1936–1940
Election1936 Lithuanian parliamentary election
Members49
ChairmanKonstantinas Šakenis
Party controlLithuanian Nationalist Union

The Fourth Seimas of Lithuania was the fourth parliament (Seimas) elected in Lithuania after it declared independence on 16 February 1918. The elections took place on 9 and 10 June 1936, a bit less than ten years after the Third Seimas was dissolved by President Antanas Smetona.[1] The Seimas commenced its work on 1 September 1936. Its five-year term was cut short on 1 July 1940 when Lithuania lost its independence to the Soviet Union. It was replaced by the People's Seimas in order to legitimize the occupation.[2] Konstantinas Šakenis was the chairman of the Seimas.

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  2. ^ "Fourth Seimas 1936–1940". Seimas. Retrieved 2008-03-13.