Algirdas Pocius | |
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Member of the Seimas | |
In office 1992–1996 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 28 August 1930 Ketūnai , Mažeikiai District Municipality, Lithuania |
Died | 14 August 2021 Vilnius, Lithuania | (aged 90)
Political party |
CPSU LDDP |
Algirdas Pocius (28 August 1930 – 14 August 2021) was a Lithuanian politician and writer. [1]
Pocius studied at the Sedos Vytauto Mačernio gimnazija from 1950 to 1952 and subsequently studied Lithuanian and literature at Klaipeda Teachers' Institute . In 1954, he began working as a radio correspondent in Šiauliai. In 1956, he began writing in the fiction section of Švyturys . That year, he joined the Lithuanian Writers' Union. He was Vice-President of the Union from 1981 to 1986. [2] [3]
In 1960, Pocius joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In 1990, he joined the Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (LDDP) and served in the Seimas from 1992 to 1996. [4]
Algirdas Pocius died on 14 August 2021 at the age of 90. [5]
Algirdas Pocius | |
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Member of the Seimas | |
In office 1992–1996 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 28 August 1930 Ketūnai , Mažeikiai District Municipality, Lithuania |
Died | 14 August 2021 Vilnius, Lithuania | (aged 90)
Political party |
CPSU LDDP |
Algirdas Pocius (28 August 1930 – 14 August 2021) was a Lithuanian politician and writer. [1]
Pocius studied at the Sedos Vytauto Mačernio gimnazija from 1950 to 1952 and subsequently studied Lithuanian and literature at Klaipeda Teachers' Institute . In 1954, he began working as a radio correspondent in Šiauliai. In 1956, he began writing in the fiction section of Švyturys . That year, he joined the Lithuanian Writers' Union. He was Vice-President of the Union from 1981 to 1986. [2] [3]
In 1960, Pocius joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In 1990, he joined the Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (LDDP) and served in the Seimas from 1992 to 1996. [4]
Algirdas Pocius died on 14 August 2021 at the age of 90. [5]