Stasys Lozoraitis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Stasys Lozoraitis

Lithuanian diplomat

Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1898

Place of Birth: Kaunas, Kaunas County

Date of Death: 24-Dec-1983

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: Lithuania

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Stasys Lozoraitis

  • See Stasys Lozoraitis (junior) for an article about a son of Stasys Lozoraitis.Stasys Lozoraitis (September 5, 1898 in Kaunas – December 24, 1983 in Rome) was a prominent Lithuanian diplomat.
  • He served as the Foreign Minister of Lithuania from 1934 until 1938.
  • After Lithuania lost its independence, Lozoraitis headed the Lithuanian diplomatic service from 1940 to his death in 1983.
  • Most western countries did not recognize Soviet occupation and continued to recognize legations and envoys of independent Lithuania. Lozoraitis was a son of Motiejus Lozoraitis, a lawyer, activist of the Lithuanian National Revival, and contributor to Varpas.
  • In 1923 he was assigned to the Lithuanian legation in Berlin.
  • While in Germany, Lozoraitis studied international law at the University of Berlin.
  • In 1929, he was transferred to Rome, where he became chargé d'affaires in 1931.
  • In 1932 he returned to Lithuania and worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, becoming the Minister in June 1934.
  • He worked to establish the Baltic Entente and to normalize relations with Poland, with which there were no diplomatic relations since the Zeligowski's Mutiny in 1920.
  • Lozoraitis resigned after Poland presented an ultimatum in 1938 to resume the diplomatic relations.In February 1939, Lozoraitis was appointed as minister plenipotentiary to Italy.
  • After the Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union in June 1940, Lozoraitis became the leader of all Lithuanian diplomatic service that remained abroad.
  • As the highest de jure official of independent Lithuania, he represented Lithuania, advocated for non-recognition of the Soviet occupation, and popularized the Lithuanian cause.
  • Lozoraitis continued to live in Rome and head the diplomatic service until his death on December 24, 1983.
  • Upon his death, he was succeeded by Stasys Backis.

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