January Events

When

11 Jan 1991 – 13 Jan 1991

Kind

Protest

Coordinates

54.69° N, 25.28° E

Description

1991 protest in Lithuania

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1991 violent confrontations between Lithuanian civilians and Soviet military

The January Events were a series of violent confrontations between the civilian population of Lithuania, supporting independence, and the Soviet Armed Forces. The events took place between 11 and 13 January 1991, after the restoration of independence by Lithuania.

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• Wikidata: riots, protests, strikes and revoltsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Singing Revolution: Soviet forces storm Vilnius to stop Lithuanian independence, killing 14 civilians and injuring 702 more”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Beim Sturm des litauischen Fernsehturms in Vilnius werden 14 unbewaffnete und friedliche Litauer ermordet und über 1.000 verletzt (Januarereignisse in Litauen…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Распад СССР: В час ночи отряд спецназа и группа «Альфа» взяли штурмом телецентр в Вильнюсе”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “リトアニアにソビエト連邦が軍事介入（血の日曜日事件）。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page