The Republic of Central Lithuania, commonly known as the Central Lithuania, and the Middle Lithuania, was an unrecognized short-lived puppet state of Poland, that existed from 1920 to 1922. It was founded on 12 October 1920, after successful Żeligowski's Mutiny, during which the volunteer 1st Lithuanian–Belarusian Division under command of general Lucjan Żeligowski seized the Vilnius Region that Lithuania made claims to. It was incorporated into Poland on 18 April 1922.
Piłsudski's bi-lingual Proclamation to the inhabitants of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania (April 1919).
Lithuanian postage stamps with overprints of Central Lithuania (Środkowa Litwa), made in 1920
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Vilnius is the capital of and largest city in Lithuania, and the second-most populous city in the Baltic states. As of January 2024, Vilnius' estimated population was 602,430, and the Vilnius urban area which extends beyond the city limits has an estimated population of 708,627.
Image: Vilnius old town by Augustas Didzgalvis
Image: Vilnius Cathedral Exterior 2, Vilnius, Lithuania Diliff
Image: Gedimino pilis by Augustas Didzgalvis
Image: Constitution avenue by Augustas Didzgalvis