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| 2 | List of rulers of Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania (1920–1940) |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | No | Term | President | Image | Remarks |
| 4 | 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. |
| 5 | 3 | 7 June – 18 December 1926 | Kazys Grinius | - | Elected by parliament, but overthrown by a military coup d'état. |
| 6 | — | 18–19 December 1926 | Jonas Staugaitis | - | Formally, for one day, as the head of Seimas (renounced the office after the coup d'état). |
| 7 | — | 19 December 1926 | Aleksandras Stulginskis | - | Formally, as the new head of Seimas, only for several hours. |
| 8 | — | 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. |
| 9 | — | 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. |
| 10 | — | 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. |
| 11 | 4 | 16 February 1949 – 26 November 1954 | Jonas Žemaitis | HPIM0823.JPG | Officially named as the fourth (acting) President of Lithuania in March 2009. |

Question: Who are presidents of Lithuania in 1940?
Answer: In 1940, presidents of Lithuania include Antanas Smetona, Antanas Merkys, and Justas Paleckis.