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Adamkus enjoyed a very high approval rating in Lithuania. He was also recognized for the second time for his support of Lithuanian youth. President Adamkus was actively involved in government reorganizations in 2004 and 2006. In his 2006 State of the Nation address, Adamkus stated that his top
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in the 2003 presidential election. Paksas was later impeached and removed from office by a parliamentary vote on 6 April 2004. Soon afterwards, when a new election was announced, Adamkus again ran for president and was re-elected. His approval ratings increased during this period and become a highly
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Shortly after leaving the EPA, Valdas
Adamkus moved back to Lithuania. Soon after his decision to run for presidency in 1998, he faced a legal battle in the Lithuanian courts. Doubts arose whether Adamkus was eligible to run for the presidency due to having spent over half a century abroad, raising
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rejected an invitation to participate in a commemorative celebration of the end of World War II in Europe in 2005. President
Adamkus expressed the view that the war's end, in Lithuania, marked the beginning of a fifty-year Soviet occupation and repression. In response, on 22 July, the
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took root in the Soviet Union, Adamkus's visits to his homeland became more frequent. Valdas
Adamkus served as regional administrator of the EPA for sixteen years, and retired in 1997, after twenty-nine years of service. Upon his retirement, he received a congratulatory letter from
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Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania", but Russia refused.
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Lithuania in 1940. Under the Nazi occupation, while attending high school, he distributed an anti-German underground newspaper. In 1944, as the Soviets were invading Lithuania for a second time in four years, he fought against the second occupation by joining the
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Ukrainian people should drop whatever they were doing and come to Kiev immediately.". The next day international mediators met in Ukraine. The crisis was resolved after a new election was held.
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disallowed him from running for public office and he was, therefore, unable to register as a candidate. A runoff election was held on 27 June 2004, which
Adamkus won with about 52% of the votes against
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the possibility that he might not meet minimum residency requirements. However, the court resolved the case in
Adamkus' favor, and no other obstacles remained other than his U.S. citizenship, which he
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V. Adamkus išlieka populiariausiu Lietuvos politiku (Adamkus Remains the Most Popular Politician in Lithuania)
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by the Soviets. The petition was presented to then-Vice President
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in the state. He was succeeded as president on 12 July 2009 by
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President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service
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People of the United States Environmental Protection Agency
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Career in the United States Environmental Protection Agency
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and a Distinguished Career Award from EPA Administrator
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in 1961. While a student, Adamkus, together with other
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heads of state were Chairmen of the Presidium of the
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896:Lithuanian Scout Association Order of Iron Wolf
631:Distinguished Executive Presidential Rank Award
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2814:People who renounced United States citizenship
964:: Member of the Order of Mother Theresa (2007)
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878:Order of Vytautas the Great with Golden Chain
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2924:Recipients of the Order of Liberty (Ukraine)
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157:26 February 1998 – 26 February 2003
2894:Recipients of St. George's Order of Victory
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2038:The European Union: Annual Review 2002/2003
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1988:ISM University of Management and Economics
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2222:"Laisvės kryžkelės (XXX). Sedos kautynės"
1208:Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
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1242:: Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the
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2011:Historical Presidential Palace, Kaunas
1244:Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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1170:: Grand Cross Special Class of the
1073:Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
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1682:The Catholic University of America
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1134:: Grand Cross of the Order of the
1118:Order of the White Rose of Finland
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1496:Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise
1116:: Grand Cross with Collar of the
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2001:List of presidents of Lithuania
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1450:Order of the White Double Cross
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1468:Order of Isabella the Catholic
1466:: Knight of the Collar of the
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791:Community of Democratic Choice
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395:Presidential Palace in Vilnius
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1334:Order of the Netherlands Lion
1278:: Recipient 1st class of the
980:Order of St. Meshrop Mashtots
547:arriving in Chicago, Illinois
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2220:Augminas (16 October 2006).
2097:. Accessed 7 September 2006.
2006:Presidential Palace, Vilnius
1628:Indiana St. Joseph's College
1418:Order of the Star of Romania
1332:: Knight Grand Cross of the
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1772:Law University of Lithuania
1052:Order of the Merit of Chile
664:at the American Embassy in
495:, who was a general in the
389:Adamkus shaking hands with
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1790:Vytautas Magnus University
1548:Golden Plate Award of the
1501:Member First Class of the
1494:Member First Class of the
1380:Order of Polonia Restituta
1154:St. George's Victory Order
742:Ukraine's political crisis
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1570:Order For Special Merits
1373:Order of the White Eagle
825:Approval of a political
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530:, English, Russian, and
513:Fatherland Defense Force
401:, the Statue of Liberty.
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2824:Politicians from Kaunas
2769:Catholics from Illinois
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2567:Aleksandras Stulginskis
2016:Knight of Freedom Award
1646:Northwestern University
1316:National Order of Merit
1080:Order of the White Star
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538:with the United States
497:Lithuanian Armed Forces
442:Voldemaras Adamkavičius
261:Voldemaras Adamkavičius
2495:President of Lithuania
2464:President of Lithuania
2253:Encyclopedia Lituanica
1398:: Grand Collar of the
1260:: Grand Cordon of the
1034:Order of Stara Planina
1014:: Grand Cordon of the
837:Construction of a new
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1400:Order of Prince Henry
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1224:: Grand Cross of the
1206:: Grand Cross of the
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1188:: Grand Cross of the
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662:officially renounced
567:Lithuanian Americans
520:University of Munich
331:University of Munich
2764:Catholics from Ohio
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2646:Algirdas Brazauskas
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2457:Algirdas Brazauskas
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2284:The Washington Post
2068:. Scarecrow Press.
2035:Miles, Lee (2003).
1952:Klaipėda University
1934:University of Chile
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1585:at universities in
1583:honorary doctorates
1577:Honorary doctorates
1378:Grand Cross of the
1280:Order of Friendship
1226:Order of the Falcon
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978:: Recipient of the
940:: Recipient of the
894:: Recipient of the
876:: Recipient of the
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410:Mikheil Saakashvili
230:Algirdas Brazauskas
215:Algirdas Brazauskas
208:Eugenijus Gentvilas
178:Gediminas Vagnorius
100:Algirdas Brazauskas
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2686:Artūras Paulauskas
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2505:Dalia Grybauskaitė
2484:Artūras Paulauskas
2449:Political offices
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1916:Tallinn University
1862:Donetsk University
1610:Vilnius University
855:Honours and awards
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670:Artūras Paulauskas
467:He was married to
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1754:DePaul University
1523:Order of the Bath
1352:Order of St. Olav
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