Gediminas Vagnorius (born 10 June 1957) is a

Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...

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and signatory of the

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. He served as the

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, heading the government between 1991 and 1992, and again from 1996 until 1999. After Lithuania regained its independence in 1990, its temporary

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, the Lithuanian talonas, was popularly known as ''vagnorkė'' or ''vagnorėlis'' after Vagnorius' name.

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Elections 2000 - Gediminas Vagnorius
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(Parliament) of Lithuania. 1957 births Living people Prime ministers of Lithuania Vilnius Gediminas Technical University alumni Members of the Seimas 21st-century Lithuanian politicians {{Lithuania-politician-stub