Lithuanian Partisans Declaration of February 16, 1949

Lithuanian Partisans Declaration of February 16, 1949 (Lithuanian: Lietuvos laisvės kovos sąjūdžio deklaracija) is a document created by Lithuanian partisans and signed by the Union of Lithuanian Freedom Fighters (ULFF) on February 16, 1949, in Minaičiai (Radviliškis District Municipality). By signing the declaration, the ULFF assumed responsibility for leading the restoration of an independent democratic state of Lithuania, where equal rights for all citizens and social care would be guaranteed. The document also states that the "Communist party, as dictatorial and essentially opposite to the main aim of Lithuanian nation and keystone provision of the Constitution – independence of Lithuania, – is not considered a legal party". The declaration appeals to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Lithuanian Constitution of 1922 and addresses the whole democratic world in asking for help.

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