Antanas Sniečkus

Antanas Sniečkus
Sniečkus, date and location unknown
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Lithuania
In office
15 August 1940  22 January 1974
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byPetras Griškevičius
Personal details
Born
Antanas Gintautas Sniečkus

(1903-01-07)7 January 1903
Būbleliai, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire
Died22 January 1974(1974-01-22) (aged 71)
Druskininkai, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Resting placeAntakalnis Cemetery
Political partyCommunist Party of Lithuania (1920–1974)
SpouseMira Bordonaitė
ChildrenVladas and Marytė

Antanas Sniečkus (7 January 1903 [O.S. 25 December 1902] – 22 January 1974) was a Lithuanian communist politician who served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Lithuania (de facto leader of Lithuanian SSR) from 15 August 1940 to his death on 22 January 1974.