Jonas Žemaitis
Revolutionaries

Jonas Žemaitis Net Worth

. Jonas Žemaitis was a Lithuanian patriot and revolutionary who was born on March 15, 1909 in Palanga. He was the Chairman of the Lithuanian Movement for Freedom and posthumously recognized as the President of Lithuania. He was a leader of the armed resistance against the Soviet occupation and fought for the rights of his people until his death. He had a pleasant childhood growing up on a dairy farm and went on to join the military, where he developed his revolutionary ideals. He rose in prominence during the 1940s as a part of the Lithuanian Freedom Army and Lithuanian partisans and was posthumously recognized as the Head of State of occupied Lithuania in 2009.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Former President of Lithuania
Birth Day March 15, 1909
Birth Place Palanga, Lithuanian
Age 111 YEARS OLD
Died On November 26, 1954 (aged 45)\nMoscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Birth Sign Aries
Preceded by Antanas Merkys (last head of state before the Soviet annexation in 1940)
Succeeded by Vytautas Landsbergis (first head of state of independent Lithuania in 1991)
Allegiance Lithuania
Years of service 1926–1941 (Lithuanian Army) 1944 (Lithuanian Territorial Defense Force) 1945–1953 (Lithuanian partisans)
Rank Brigade General
Commands Union of Lithuanian Freedom Fighters

💰 Net worth

Jonas Žemaitis, renowned as the former President of Lithuania in Lithuanian, is projected to possess a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million by the year 2024. As a prominent figure in Lithuanian politics, Žemaitis' net worth reflects his esteemed career and contributions to the country's leadership. With a wealth estimated within this range, it showcases his financial stability and perhaps his prudent financial management. Žemaitis' net worth serves as a testament to his successful political career and enduring influence in Lithuania.

Biography/Timeline

1910

Žemaitis was born to Jonas Žemaitis and Petronėlė Daukšaitė. Despite the fact that his father was non-religious, Žemaitis was christened in Palanga's church. From 1910 to 1917, he lived with his parents in Łomża, Poland, where his uncle A. Daukša owned a large dairy farm. In Łomża, Žemaitis attended a primary school while his parents were working. In 1917, Žemaitis returned to Lithuania and settled down in the village of Kiaulininkai, near Šiluva, where his grandparents lived. In 1921, he finished first class at the Raseiniai Gymnasium. In 1926, started studying at the War School of Kaunas. In 1929, he finished this school and became a lieutenant. Žemaitis started his military Service with the 2nd Artillery Battery as a commander. In 1936–1938, Žemaitis studied at the School of Applied Artillery in Fontainebleu, France. After the studies, Žemaitis was promoted to captains and commanded artillery units of the Lithuania military forces.

1940

After the Soviet occupation of Lithuania in June 1940, Žemaitis continued his active Service in the 617th Artillery Regiment, where he was the head of the regiment's school. At the beginning of the war between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany, Žemaitis was at the proving ground of Varėna. After receiving the order to retreat to the east, Žemaitis and a group of Soldiers consciously fell behind and surrendered to the Germans. He did not want to serve the Nazis, and therefore he retired and settled down in Kaunas. He worked as a technician of peat extraction.

1944

In 1944, he joined the Lithuanian Territorial Defense Force, organized by Povilas Plechavičius. After the force was disbanded by the Nazis, Žemaitis went into hiding. When the Red Army returned to Lithuania, Žemaitis joined the Lithuanian Freedom Army and the Lithuanian partisans, steadily rising to a position of leadership. In February 1949, he established the Union of Lithuanian Freedom Fighters and became its chairman; he worked to continue partisan resistance to Soviet occupation and legitimize the actions of the partisans. In December 1951, he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and became paralyzed. In May 1953, his place of hiding was discovered by Soviet agents and he was arrested. After being transported to Moscow, he was interrogated by Lavrentiy Beria and was executed in the Butyrka prison in 1954.

1995

Jonas Žemaitis is the namesake of the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania. In 1995 a documentary Ketvirtasis Prezidentas (The Fourth President) was released about his life. Posthumously Jonas Žemaitis-Vytautas was awarded the rank of Brigadier General and was officially named as the fourth President of Lithuania in March 2009.

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