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The successor of the party, the Social Democratic Party Of Lithuania , is the major political force in Lithuania, with most seats in the government including the Prime Minister seat. It was major partner in ruling coalitions in 1992-1996 and from 2001 onwards. Leadership of the successor is dominated by Communist Party of Lithuania leaders of late 1980s (i.e. mostly liberal ex-communists). In 1940 Vladimir Dekanozov , the Soviet envoy in Lithuania, used Communist Party of Lithuania headed by Antanas Sniečkus as instrument for annexation of Lithuania by Soviet Union. During Soviet occupation of Lithuania (1940-1941; 1944-1990) the first secretary of the Central committee of the party (always a Lithuanian) was de facto governor of the country. The second secretary was always a Moscow-appointed Russian. An alternative Communist Party of Lithuania ("on platform of Communist Party of Soviet Union") existed in 1990-1991 under leadership of Mykolas Burokevicius . It was established after the "traditional" party declared its independence from its Soviet Union counterpart, and was eventually banned in 1991. HISTORY The party was working illegally until 1940 , when Soviet army entered Lithuania and it was made the only legal party. The party aparatus was actively participating in deportations of civilian Lithuanians into Siberia during the Soviet occupation, and in quelling down the guerilla resistance against Soviet rule in Lithuania after World War II. In 1989, during Mass Protests Against Soviet Union In Lithuania the party declared itself independend from Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In 1990 the Communist Party of Lithuania was renamed into Democratic Labour Party Of Lithuania , which in turn was later merged with Social Democratic Party of Lithuania under the later's name, but with leadership dominated by ex-communists. |
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