Petras Griškevičius
Petras Griškevičius | |
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Griškevičius in 1985 | |
| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Lithuania | |
| In office 18 February 1974 – 14 November 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Antanas Sniečkus |
| Succeeded by | Ringaudas Songaila |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 July 1924 Kriaunos, Rokiškis District, Lithuania |
| Died | 14 November 1987 (aged 63) |
| Party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1945–1987) |
| Education | Higher Party School under the Central Committee of the CPSU |
| Occupation | |
Petras Petrovičius Griškevičius (Russian: Пя́трас Пя́трович Гришкя́вичюс; 19 July 1924 – 14 November 1987) was a Lithuanian communist politician and Nomenklatura in the Lithuanian SSR. He was the First Secretary of the Lithuanian Communist Party (de facto leader of Lithuanian SSR) from 1974 until his death on 14 November 1987.