Historical Organization
Lithuania
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Organization Timeline
Soviet-Lithuanian mutual assistance treaty signed
📅 10 October 1939The treaty transferred Vilnius to Lithuania but required Soviet military bases on Lithuanian territory. It combined a territorial concession with a powerful strategic foothold that compromised...
The Soviet Union issues an ultimatum to Lithuania
📅 14 June 1940Moscow demanded a new government and the entry of additional Soviet troops into Lithuania. Soviet pressure was followed by occupation and annexation, extinguishing Lithuanian independence. The episode...
Red Army troops enter the Baltic states
📅 17 June 1940Soviet forces entered Estonia and Latvia after ultimatums and entered Lithuania under a similar demand. The occupation followed the 1939 mutual-assistance pacts; subsequent controlled political...
Controlled elections take place in the Baltic states under Soviet occupation
📅 14 July 1940Elections held under occupation offered voters a single approved list and were followed by petitions for incorporation into the Soviet Union. These procedures supplied a veneer of popular consent...
New Baltic assemblies vote to seek incorporation into the USSR
📅 21 July 1940Newly installed assemblies adopted resolutions seeking incorporation. These votes followed Soviet military occupation and political coercion; the Soviet and Baltic accounts of the process remain...