Jonas Staugaitis (pronunciationⓘ; 20 May 1868 in Omentiškiai, Suwałki Governorate – 18 January 1952 in Kaunas) was the acting President of Lithuania during the December 1926 coup d'état.[1] He was formally elected for a few hours as the Speaker of the Seimas; as the highest-ranked official, he also became the de jure President of Lithuania. He renounced the office after the coup d'état was complete.

He was a medical doctor, having studied at the University of Warsaw. In 1919, he was elected to the Seimas (Lithuanian parliament) as a member of the Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union. On 2 June 1926, he was elected the speaker of Seimas.[2]

He is buried in the Petrašiūnai cemetery in Kaunas.

References

  1. ^ "Jonas Staugaitis" (in Lithuanian). Seimas (Parliament) of Lithuania. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Seimo Pirmininkai - 1920–1940 m. Seimo Pirmininkai" (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas. 10 February 2020.
Preceded by President of Lithuania
(acting)
18 December 1926 – 19 December 1926 		Succeeded by


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Staugaitis
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