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	Encyclopédie :: encyclopedia : Gediminas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Gediminas (connu sous les noms de Giedymin ou Gedymin en Ruthénie et en Pologne, Hiedymin (Гедымін) ou Hiedzimin (Гедзімін) en Biélorussie) est né vers 1275 et décédé en 1341.
		Gediminas monte sur le trône de Lituanie après la mort de son frère Vitenis.
		En 1324, Gediminas renonce à se faire baptiser suite aux rumeurs propagées en Europe par les Teutoniques sur son soutien aux païens et aux orthodoxes.
	www.encyclopedie.cc /Gediminas (515 words)

	A Change for the Conservatives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Vagnorius accused Conservative Party Chairman and Lithuania’s Seimas (Parliament) Chairman, Vytautas Landsbergis, of forming conditions, which caused a conflict between the Cabinet and the President.
		Vagnorius said he did not want confrontation inside the party; therefore, he decided to resign from the Homeland Union Board Chairman’s post.
		After an unexpected resignation of the Party’s Board Chairman Gediminas Vagnorius together with the party’s board, he was replaced by Prime Minister Rolandas Paksas, who earlier had replaced Vagnorius in the post of Premier as well.
	www.lithuanian-american.org /bridges/liep99/conservatives.html (407 words)

	Gediminas Sprengel Museum: 24.04. - 23.06.2002 Nomeda & Gediminas Urbonasnomeda & Gediminas Urbonas Tr
		Gediminas Castle Gediminas Castle - a castle in Vilnius, capital of Lithuania.
		Gediminas Castle - a castle in Vilnius, capital of Lithuania.
		Gediminas, Duke of Lithuania Gediminas was the son of Pukuveras Liutauras, duke of Lithuania.
	www.99hosted.com /new-name56324.html (228 words)

	Prime Minister
		The resignation of 41 year-old Vagnorius, who had spearheaded the Cabinet for nearly two and a half years, came about after political tensions emerged between him and the President.
		According to Vagnorius, "that burdened the government of the country and undermined the national economy — financially weakening the state and marring its position on the international scene."
		Vagnorius further stated, "Nevertheless, the government and its entire team made cordial efforts to work for the nation and its people instead of seeking to make their own fortune.
	www.javlb.org /bridges/geg99/primemin.html (558 words)

	East European Constitutional Review
		Vagnorius, however, continued to support the minister, dragging down the popularity of the entire government and leading many to accuse the prime minister of disregarding the people's desires.
		Vagnorius fought back, accusing Adamkus of interfering in the government's affairs and violating the separation of powers.
		Meanwhile, Vagnorius and HU(LC) were hoping to recover their popularity before parliamentary elections in the fall of 2000.
	www.law.nyu.edu /eecr/vol8num3/constitutionwatch/lithuania.html (1601 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Europe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In an effort to reduce the size and recalcitrance of a government bureaucracy allegedly impeding reform, in April 1992 then-Prime Minister Vagnorius unsuccessfully attempted to enact a measure permitting the dismissal of former Communist party members and of those unwilling to enforce government decrees.
		Two deputies and a minister unsuccessfully tendered resignations in support of Vagnorius, but the rest of the cabinet wrote a letter to Chairman Landsbergis complaining of Vagnorius' confrontational governing style.
		Vagnorius unsuccessfully submitted his resignation in May. When a referendum in May to establish a permanent French-style office of president failed, Landsbergis also threatened to resign.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/eur/lithuania9706.html (5286 words)

	tribuneindia...Spotlight
		VILNIUS, May 3 (DPA) — Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Vagnorius handed a letter of resignation today to President Valdas Adamkus.
		I hand over Lithuania as a stable country," Mr Vagnorius said after a brief closed-door meeting with the President.
		The officials were identified as Shanker Rao, Srinivas Rao, Muralidhar, Ramakrishna, Hari, Aniruddin, Raju and Anantaswamy, the police said.
	www.tribuneindia.com /1999/99may04/spotlite.htm (591 words)

	Baltic news
		After a protracted public feud with then-Prime Minister Gediminas Vagnorius, it was Vagnorius who eventually stepped down, conceding that the overwhelming popularity of Adamkus had forced his hand.
		Vagnorius-a key figure in Lithuanian politics dating back to the independence drive from Moscow-shot back that Adamkus was overstepping his limited powers as president.
		In May, Vagnorius was replaced by the popular mayor of Vilnius Rolandas Paksas, who, like Vagnorius, is a member of the center-right Conservative Party.
	www.balticsww.com /wkcrier/0599.htm (1763 words)

	Rolandas Paksas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As early as August 1998, he was mentioned in Verslo Žinios ("Business News") as a possible candidate to replace Prime Minister of Lithuania Gediminas Vagnorius if he was to lose a possible vote of no confidence in the Seimas.
		In 1998 in a survey published by Lietuvos Rytas he was voted one of the top 5 people of the year.
		In May 1999, Vagnorius stepped down and President Valdas Adamkus asked Paksas, a member of Homeland Union, to become the Prime Minister.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rolandas_Paksas (1453 words)

	The Baltic Review
		When inaugurated into office, in place of the former Prime Minister Gediminas Vagnorius, the new PM Rolandas Paksas seemed to have brought along a totally new harmony, in the relations between the Lithuanian people and its power elite.
		Vagnorius, "importer" of Williams, is making efforts to save himself from critique by alleging that during his Premiership the conditions, issued by Americans had been much more favorable to Lithuania as they are now, hence Paksas is to blame.
		The positive consequence of the case is the increasing understanding in Lithuania that privatization must be open and transparent; the negative consequence being the critical attitude of people to the sale to foreigners of strategic enterprises.
	www.tbr.ee /issues/vol18/williamsdeal.html (1120 words)

	KavkazCenter - Kremlin's tentacles in Lithuania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		It means that there will not be enough votes to even appeal to the Constitutional Court, and the Left Wing with Labor Party in the head may become full-fledged ruler of the country.
		Vagnorius believes that it will mean that pro-Russian forces will come to power in the country, which are «cynically mocking the people and the entire Lithuanian nation», as he put it.
		Vagnorius claims.In this connection Lithuanian Ex-Premier Gediminas Vagnorius is predicting the growth of mismanagement and Belarusian poverty in the country, and he is calling on the citizens to think about who to follow.
	www.kavkazcenter.com /eng/content/2004/06/18/2896_print.html (303 words)

	Gediminas Vagnorius: Lithuania on the Threshold of the 21st Century
		Gediminas Vagnorius: Lithuania on the Threshold of the 21st Century
		Gediminas Vagnorius is the Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania.
		On March 11, 1990 when the members of Lithuania’s newly-elected parliament assembled to carry out their electoral mandate to restore the independence of Lithuania, we knew that our country faced the daunting task of catching up to the West.
	www.lithuanian-american.org /bridges/bal99/vagnorius.html (913 words)

	Lithuania - Politics
		His struggle with the leadership of the Bank of Lithuania over the introduction of a Lithuanian currency, the litas, was unsuccessful because neither the bank nor a majority in parliament supported his program.
		In the meantime, the strength of the Sajudis group and of the coalition in parliament that supported Vagnorius was withering.
		After several attempts in parliament to remove the unpopular prime minister in the summer of 1992, Vagnorius had to resign in July, and new parliamentary elections were agreed upon for October.
	countrystudies.us /lithuania/23.htm (1457 words)

	East European Constitutional Review
		The then-president Algirdas Brazauskas reluctantly appointed Vagnorius premier in December 1996, after the Homeland Union (Lithuanian Conservatives) (HU[LC]) and the Lithuanian Christian Democrats (LCD) took control of Parliament and formed a coalition, with 86 of Parliament’s 141 seats.
		Adamkus and Vagnorius took the cabinet-appointment procedure as a chance to restructure the government administration.
		Both Vagnorius and the minister of foreign affairs, Algirdas Saudargas (LCD), have been keen to rid the government of the unpopular minister of European affairs, Laima Andrikiene.
	www.law.nyu.edu /eecr/vol7num2/constitutionwatch/lithuania.html (1244 words)

	Central Europe Review - Lithuanian News Review
		The new faction is led by ex-Premier Gediminas Vagnorius, and includes several of his former cabinet ministers.
		Vagnorius and the group said they want to return to the policies of the "prosperous" era, while the mantle was under Vagnorius in 1996-1998, before the others ruined it with unsound policies.
		They forget to mention that under Vagnorius they all but ignored the Russian economic crisis and pursued totally unrealistic budget policies, which exacerbated the crisis in Lithuania more than the other Baltic countries.
	www.ce-review.org /00/12/lithuanianews12.html (1142 words)

	History - Lithuania - Europe
		In the 1300s Mindaugas’s successors began to expand their realm by incorporating, through conquest, Slavic lands to the east and south.
		Under Lithuanian ruler Gediminas, the empire was expanded in the south to include most of present-day Belarus, and Vilnius was established as the capital.
		Gediminas Vagnorius, the chairperson of the Homeland Union, was named prime minister.
	www.countriesquest.com /europe/lithuania/history.htm (2201 words)

	Baltic News Archives
		Lithuania’s government said on January 28 that its was declaring war on organized crime, saying the murder earlier in the week of a chief prosecutor had driven home the threat posed to the nation by criminal gangs.
		Prime Minister Gediminas Vagnorius told journalists in Vilnius that new measures against organized crime have been on the drawing board for months, but would now be implemented more swiftly.
		Vagnorius said draft laws making it easier to arrest and convict gangsters would be sent to parliament, and more government funds would also be allocated to fight organized crime.
	www.balticsworldwide.com /wkcrier/0118_0201_99.htm (2834 words)

	Lithuania: history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Gediminas built the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which extended from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea, with its capital at Vilnius.
		In 1386, Jagiello, Gediminasâ grandson, married the Queen of Poland, thus uniting the two kingdoms.
		The accentuation of social inequalities was seen as the key factor in the ruling party defeat in local elections this year.
	gbgm-umc.org /country_profiles/country_history.cfm?Id=73 (1852 words)

	Central Europe Review - Lithuania: And This Round Goes to the President
		Though not quite a knock-out, the resignation of Prime Minister Gediminas Vagnorius on 30 April came close to being a good, solid eight count - but as the bell sounded.
		The Vagnorius government rejected many nominees for various government positions proposed by the President, especially when the nominees were not in close agreement with the Conservatives.
		The President's exposure of this questionable link between the Vagnorius regime and the Confederation was a key reason for his distrust of the outgoing prime minister.
	www.ce-review.org /authorarchives/amber_archive/amber33old.html (1150 words)

	NKS tinklalapis
		Nuosaikiųjų konservatorių Sąjunga ir jos Pirmininkas Gediminas Vagnorius nepritaria neatsakingiems Nacionalinės energetikos strategijoje numatytiems įsipareigojimams dėl saugumo kriterijais nepagrįstų politinių motyvų uždaryti ir antrąjį Ignalinos atominės elektrinės reaktorių, tuo sudarant galimybę užsienio valstybių energetikos kompanijoms pelnytis Lietuvos žmonių sąskaita.
		Nuosaikiųjų konservatorių Sąjungos (NKS) pirmininkas Gediminas Vagnorius kartu su NKS Vicepirmininku, advokatu Stasiu Šedbaru kreipėsi į Administracinį teismą prašydami atšaukti Sveikatos apsaugos Ministro įsakymą, kuriuo įvedamos kvotos kompensuojamiems vaistams.
		Gediminas Vagnorius, Nuosaikiųjų konservatorių sąjungos pirmininkas, Seimo narys
	www.nks.lt /Ziniasklaida/PrSpaudai2002.htm (5312 words)

	THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA
		The name of the city was first recorded in 1323 when Grand Duke Gediminas transferred the capital from Trakai to Vilnius.
		It is located at the conjunction of the Vilnele and Neris rivers.
		Gediminas Vagnorius was confirmed as Prime Minister in November 1996.
	www.jbanc.org /lithuania.html (850 words)

	Central Europe Review - Lithuania: Reforms
		Although reforms in Lithuania are progressing at a modest rate, a lot of energy and time have been invested in issues of historical importance rather than additional reforms.
		Despite the serious shortcomings of the Vagnorius cabinet and its work, its initiatives take a back seat to the whims of Landsbergis.
		The government of Prime Minister Gediminas Vagnorius, already faltering, has to step aside while Landsbergis pushes his agenda.
	www.ce-review.org /authorarchives/amber_archive/amber29old.html (610 words)

	Encyclopedia
		After the former Communists were defeated in parliamentary elections in October and November 1996, Gediminas Vagnorius (1957–) of the conservative Homeland Union party became prime minister.
		A Lithuanian-American, Valdas Adamkus (1926–), who had served with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from 1970 until his retirement in June 1997, won the presidency of Lithuania in a runoff election in January 1998.
		A feud between Adamkus and Vagnorius culminated in the latter's resignation in April 1999; he was succeeded in May by another conservative, Vilnius mayor Rolandas Paksas (1956–).
	historychannel.com /encyclopedia/article.jsp?link=FWNE.fw..li070700.a (1342 words)

	NIS Observed
		Former Social Security and Labor Minister (in the Vagnorius government) Irene Degutiene, named the caretaker prime minister on 5 May, says she is not qualified to hold the post permanently.
		Dissension between the president and Vagnorius' government started to grow a few months ago, with members of the media and presidential administration calling for the government to step down and for new elections to be held.
		While most Seimas members reaffirmed their support of Vagnorius (the ruling coalition of the Conservative Party and the Christian Democrats holds a majority in parliament), all political forces outside the government supported the no-confidence measure.
	www.bu.edu /iscip/digest/vol4/ed0408.html (8465 words)

	Planet Ark - IGNALINA N-PLANT TO DOMINATE LITHUANIAN GOVT TALKS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Lithuania has never set a date for closing the two reactors but has an obligation to not re-channel them after they wear down, meaning they should be shut down in 2005 and 2010 respectively.
		A study by the Swedish firm Grufman Reje, in conjunction with a local energy institute, found the closure of the reactors would cost Lithuania, the most nuclear energy dependent country in the world, $3.3-3.9 billion in lost opportunities.
		Lithuania has said it wants an international independent panel to advise on the shutdown of the plant, and that the decision should be an issue of safety, not politics.
	www.planetark.com /avantgo/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=2904 (338 words)

	j. - Lithuania premier wants review of war crimes pardons
		Alperavicius said Prime Minister Gediminas Vagnorius' call for action was clearly timed for this week's commemoration of the Gaon, the renowned commentator on the Talmud and the Torah.
		The Simon Wiesenthal Center has called for an international boycott of the commemoration, saying that participation would be seen as support for a government that has not yet atoned for the destruction of Lithuanian Jewry.
		Several certificates of exoneration also were revoked, but authorities claimed investigation of other war-crime suspects was hindered by the absence of authentic documentation and witnesses.
	www.jewishsf.com /content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/6956/edition_id/131/format/html/displaystory.html (375 words)

	Lithuania
		About a century later a dynasty of grand dukes, established by Gediminas, created, through conquest, a Lithuanian empire reaching from the Baltic to the Black seas.
		The Lithuanian Prince Gediminas occupied Belarus and western Ukraine; his son, Grand Duke Algirdas, added the territory between Ukraine and the Black Sea.
		The new parliament elected Homeland Union chairperson Gediminas Vagnorius as prime minister.
	www.cartage.org.lb /en/themes/GeogHist/histories/history/hiscountries/L/lithuania.html (1195 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Forum’s organizers selected Vagnorius as one of a hundred “leaders of tomorrow.” On January 30 - February 2, a Lithuanian Seimas delegation, led by its Chairman Vytautas Landsbergis, paid a working visit to the People’s Republic of China.
		On February 8, a joint session of the Nordic Council of Ministers and the interparliamentary Baltic Assembly was held in Helsinki.
		Prime Minister Gediminas Vagnorius and other heads of Baltic and Nordic governments took part in the meeting, which focused on the Northern Dimension, a plan proposed by Finland to knit northern Europe closer together.
	www.lfpr.lt /994/c18.doc (4476 words)

	News from the USIA Washington File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Such efforts are an important factor that will be considered as the U.S. assesses the future qualifications of Lithuania for NATO membership.
		Prime Minister Vagnorius underlined Lithuania's readiness to assume the responsibilities and obligations of NATO membership, and his confidence that Lithuanian membership in NATO will serve European stability and the interests of the Alliance.
		He stated that Lithuania will continue to pursue economic growth and defense modernization, and expressed gratitude to the United States for its bilateral and multilateral support in the economic and security fields.
	www.fas.org /man/nato/national/99031603_wpo.htm (381 words)

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