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Lithuania: Polity Style: 1918-2010
23 Mar 1918 independence recognized by the government of Germany on the basis of an act of the Lietuvos Taryba of 11 Dec 1917 [1]
23 Mar 1918 - 21 Jul 1940 Lietuva [2]
21 Jul 1940 - 3 Aug 1940 Lietuvos Tarybų Socialistinė Respublika
21 Jul 1940 declaration on accession to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics passed by Lithuanian legislature
3 Aug 1940 constituent republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
18 May 1989 declaration of state sovereignty
11 Mar 1990 polity name changed in accordance with the law on state name and coat-of-arms
11 Mar 1990 - Lietuvos Respublika [3]
11 Mar 1990 act of parliament on restoration of statehood

[1] The declaration on restoration of independent state passed by the Lietuvos Taryba 16 Feb 1918 was prohibited by occupational authorities and did not have immediate effect.
[2] Also in official use: Lietuvos Valstybė, Lietuvos Respublika
[3] The use of Lietuva as alternative polity style is endorsed by an act of parliament of 11 Mar 1990.

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