National Council of Lithuania Minor

The National Council of Lithuania Minor (Lithuanian: Mažosios Lietuvos tautinė taryba or Prūsų Lietuvos tautinė taryba) was a council of Prussian Lithuanians established on 16 November 1918 and active until 1924. Citing the right of self-determination, the council supported the unification of Lithuania Minor (then part of East Prussia) with Lithuania Proper.

The National Council took symbolic measures to show its support for the unification – it adopted the Act of Tilsit on 30 November 1918 and four of its members were coopted into the Council of Lithuania on 20 March 1920. Members of the National Council lobbied at the Paris Peace Conference and the Conference of Ambassadors for the unification with Lithuania, and joined the Supreme Committee for the Salvation of Lithuania Minor which facilitated the Klaipėda Revolt in January 1923. The National Council became inactive after Klaipėda Region was incorporated as an autonomous region of Lithuania.

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