Eduardas Eismuntas
Eduardas Eismuntas | |
|---|---|
 Eismuntas c. 1989 | |
| Born | March 15, 1932 Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Died | 2019 (aged 86–87) |
| Occupation | KGB officer |
Eduardas Eismuntas (March 15, 1932 – 2019) was a former
declaration of independence
on 11 March 1990.
Eismuntas was born in
Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR.[1]
As a KGB agent, Eismuntas worked to eliminate the Chronicle of the Catholic Church in Lithuania.[2] As the chairman of the KGB in Lithuania, he worked to suppress the independence movement and weaken emigre groups, particularly the Supreme Committee for the Liberation of Lithuania. He also organized pro-Moscow groups (including Yedinstvo) and removed or destroyed some of the sensitive KGB archives.[2][3]
Awards
- Order of the Red Star
- Order of the Friendship of Peoples
- Honorary Officer of State Security
References
- ^ Lietuvos gyventojų genocido ir rezistencijos tyrimo centras. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- ^ a b c "Eismuntas Eduardas". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 2006-08-31. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ISSN 1392-3463.
