The Lithuanian conferences during World War I refer to ten conferences held by Lithuanian activists during World War I in Switzerland and Sweden. They articulated the vision of independent Lithuanian
Delegates at the Stockholm conference in 1917
Juozas Purickis
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Juozas Purickis was a prominent diplomat and journalist in interwar Lithuania and served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from June 1920 to December 1921, as well as the acting Prime Minister of Lit
Lithuanian conferences during World War I
…the police, conference's documents are dated 1–5 March 1916 in Bern). In addition to Swiss Lithuanians (Vladas Daumantas-Dzimidavičius, Juozas Gabrys, Juozas Purickis, Antanas Steponaitis, Justinas Tumėnas, Antanas Viskanta), it was attended by Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas and Jonas Žilius-Jonila. The most important issue…
Juozas Purickis
Purickis (standing third from the left) with a delegation of the Council of Lithuania in Berlin to discuss the formation of the first Lithuanian government
Purickis from Album of Lithuania published in 1921
Board of the Lithuanian Journalists' Union around 1932. Purickis sits third from the left.