List of rulers of Lithuania
Republic of Lithuania (1920–1940)
The institution of President (Lithuanian: Prezidentas) was created on 4 April 1919.

List of rulers of Lithuania

Section Title: Republic of Lithuania (1920–1940)
Table Section Text: The institution of President (Lithuanian: Prezidentas) was created on 4 April 1919.

No	Term	President	Image	Remarks

2	19 June 1920 – 7 June 1926	Aleksandras Stulginskis	-	Acting President (as Constituent Assembly). Re-elected by the Seimas on 21 December 1922 and in June 1923.

3	7 June – 18 December 1926	Kazys Grinius	-	Elected by parliament, but overthrown by a military coup d'état.

—	18–19 December 1926	Jonas Staugaitis	-	Formally, for one day, as the head of Seimas (renounced the office after the coup d'état).

—	19 December 1926	Aleksandras Stulginskis	-	Formally, as the new head of Seimas, only for several hours.

—	19 December 1926 – 15 June 1940	Antanas Smetona	-	Second term, elected president after a military coup d'état; after the Soviet ultimatum of 1940 he fled to Germany and then to the USA.

—	15–17 June 1940	Antanas Merkys	-	The Prime Minister, de facto acting president after Smetona's defection. Not recognised by Lithuanian diplomats abroad; he assumed the role of president illegally, as Smetona neither resigned nor died.

—	17 June – August, 1940	Justas Paleckis	-	Chosen unconstitutionally by leaders of the Lithuanian communists under pressure from the Soviet Union, not recognized internationally or by the Lithuanian diplomatic service.

4	16 February 1949 – 26 November 1954	Jonas Žemaitis	HPIM0823.JPG	Officially named as the fourth (acting) President of Lithuania in March 2009.

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Jonas Žemaitis was officially named as the fourth President of Lithuania in March 2009.
Jonas Žemaitis was named as the fourth President of Lithuania in March 2009.
Jonas Žemaitis was officially named as the fourth President of Lithuania in March 2009.

final_sentence: Jonas Žemaitis was officially named as the fourth President of Lithuania in March 2009.
final_sentence: Jonas Žemaitis was named as the fourth President of Lithuania in March 2009.
final_sentence: Jonas Žemaitis was officially named as the fourth President of Lithuania in March 2009.