Lietuvos nepriklausomybės atkūrimo akto teisinė prigimtis ir konstitucinė reikšmė

Abstract

The first World War changed the force relations in Europe. The course of the War, provided possibilities to start negotiating with Germany about the restoration of independence in Lithuania, which had been occupied by the German Army. Efforts to region independence made political life more active because various organizations, uniting Lithuanian intelligentsia, were founded. In the struggle for independence Lithuanian people needed support from foreign countries. The first opportunity to speak in public appeared in May, 1916, when the nations occupied by Russia addressed the USA President T.W.Wilson. On September 6, 1917, the occupational authorities permitted publication of the newspaper "Lietuvos aidas". Its editor became A. Smetona. The newspaper facilitated the preparatory work for the Lithuanian Conference, which took place in Vilnius on September 18-22, 1917, with 222 participants attending it. On the 21st of September, the National Council consisting of 20 people was elected by secret voting. [...]