11 March: Day of Restoration of Independence of Lithuania

On 11 March 1990, the Act on the Re-establishment of the Independent State of Lithuania adopted by the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania stipulated that the execution of the sovereign powers of the State of Lithuania, abolished by foreign forces in 1940, is re-established, and henceforth Lithuania is again an independent state. This Act is a crucial document for Lithuania, which opened a new page in its history after the fifty-year long occupation and annexation by the soviet powers, as well as the efforts of the nation to preserve the spirit of freedom.



Lithuania has made a historic decision and changed Georgia’s name in its language.From now on, the official title of Georgia will be Sakartvelo, not Gruzija.Sakartvelo is a Georgian name of the country, while Gruzijia is of Russian origin. 


The Georgian-language name for the country of Lithuania has officially been changed from Litva to Lietuva. The first name comes from the Russian version of Lithuania, and the second better reflects the pronunciation of the country’s name in its own language. The change comes after the Lithuanian State Language Commission adopted the name Sakartvelo for Georgia, alongside the Russian-origin name Gruzija, on April 5.