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| 1991, Jan. 6 |
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| Prime Minister Prunskiene announced steep price increases. Parliament refused to approve them and forced her resignation. | 1 |
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| Jan. 11 |
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| Soviet forces seized the headquarters of the Lithuanian Defense Council, the day after President Gorbachev ordered the restoration of the Soviet constitution in Lithuania. | 2 |
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| Jan. 13 |
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| Soviet troops seized the television center and tower in Vilnius. Fifteen people were killed, shot to death or crushed by tanks. | 3 |
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| Feb. 9 |
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| A referendum regarding independence produced an overwhelming majority in favor. | 4 |
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| June 4 |
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| Soviet troops surrounded the Parliament building in Vilnius and set up checkpoints around the city, raising fears of a forced takeover. | 5 |
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| Sept. 6 |
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| The State Council of the Soviet Union voted unanimously to recognize the independence of the republics of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. | 6 |
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| Oct. 10 |
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| Lithuania formally established diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. | 7 |
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| Nov. 5 |
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| The Lithuanian Parliament adopted a law on issuing currency, the litas. | 8 |
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| Nov. 11 |
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| Retail prices of consumer goods were liberalized and food prices went up. On Nov. 19 industrial prices were also freed. | 9 |
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