Lithuania

Some of the key events about Lithuania

• 1236

  The Baltic Crusades led to the conquest and forced Christianization of Lithuania
• 1253

  The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was established, marking the beginning of a powerful medieval state
• 1387

  Lithuania officially adopted Christianity, becoming the last pagan nation in Europe to do so
• 1569

  The Union of Lublin created the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, one of the largest and most populous countries in 16th-century Europe
• 1569

  The Union of Lublin resulted in Lithuania losing its political sovereignty to Poland
• 1579

  Vilnius University was founded, becoming one of the oldest universities in Northern Europe
• 1791

  The Constitution of May 3 was adopted, considered Europe's first written national constitution
• 1795

  The Third Partition of Poland-Lithuania ended the existence of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
• 1915

  German forces occupied Lithuania during World War I
• 1918

  Lithuania declared its independence, establishing the modern Lithuanian state
• 1940

  The Soviet Union occupied and annexed Lithuania
• 1941

  Nazi Germany invaded Lithuania, leading to the Holocaust and mass killings of Jews
• 1944

  The Soviet Union reoccupied Lithuania, beginning a period of Soviet rule
• 1948

  Mass deportations of Lithuanians to Siberia by Soviet authorities intensified
• 1986

  The Chernobyl disaster affected Lithuania with radioactive fallout
• 1990

  Lithuania became the first Soviet republic to declare independence from the USSR
• 2004

  Lithuania joined the European Union and NATO, integrating with Western political and economic structures
• 2008

  The global financial crisis severely impacted Lithuania's economy
• 2015

  Lithuania adopted the euro as its official currency, further integrating with the European economy
• 2022

  Lithuania became the first country in the EU to completely stop importing Russian gas, demonstrating energy independence

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