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| 1921, Sept. 22 |
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| Lithuania joined the League of Nations. | 1 |
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| 1922, Jan. 8 |
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| The Vilna plebiscite, supervised by Zeligowski and his Poles, resulted in a majority vote for union with Poland. The Lithuanians refused to accept this as a valid vote and all intercourse between Lithuania and Poland was cut off. | 2 |
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| Feb. 15 |
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| The constituent assembly passed the land reform law. Less far-reaching than similar laws in Estonia and Latvia, it was directed against Polish landowners. | 3 |
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| Aug. 1 |
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| Adoption of the constitution that had been worked out by a constituent assembly convoked in May 1920. Lithuania became a democratic republic, recognized by the United States on July 27 and by Britain, France, and Italy on Dec. 20. | 4 |
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| Dec. 21 |
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| Antanas Stulgenskis became president of the republic. | 5 |
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