Vytautas Landsbergis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Vytautas Landsbergis

Lithuanian politician

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1932

Place of Birth: Kaunas, Kaunas County

Profession: writer, politician, pianist, university teacher, chess player, musicologist, music pedagogue

Nationality: Lithuania

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Vytautas Landsbergis ['v?î?t??t?s '??^?n?dz?b??r?g??s] (listen) (born 18 October 1932, in Kaunas, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian conservative politician and Member of the European Parliament.
He was the first head of state of Lithuania after its independence declaration from the Soviet Union, and served as the Head of the Lithuanian Parliament Seimas.
Landsbergis is an intellectual who has been active in Lithuania's political arena for more than two decades, and a notable politician who helped contribute to the demise of the Soviet Union.
He has written 20 books on a variety of topics, including a biography of Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis, as well as works on politics and music.
He is a founding signatory of the Prague Declaration on European Conscience and Communism, and a member of the international advisory council of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.