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Romualdas Ozolas
Romualdas Ozolas [rɔmʊˈɐɫdɐs ˈoːzɔɫɐs] (31 January 1939 – 6 April 2015) was a Lithuanian politician, activist, writer and pedagogue who taught at Vilnius University. He was of Latvian descent on his father's side.
He was a winner of the Stasys Šalkauskis Prize.
Ozolas became a member of the Lithuanian Communist Party of the Soviet Union at the age of 34, a decision his close ones would deem as betrayal while he later on would recall as one of his greatest downfalls in his life. When recalling his years as the member of the Communist Party of Lithuania, Ozolas said: "After a long while of hesitation, I have made up my mind to see "what makes socialism". After a few years it was absolutely clear. It took me two more years until I left. However, I have faced the Perestroika of Mikhail Gorbachev, thus finding out its being as well as its mode of life. I only needed to take a look around, to see from which side I should make an approach."
Ozolas had a clear vision for Lithuania: That it would be an independent state and a free nation from the very start. According to the political commentator A. Ramonaitė, during the primary stages of Sąjūdis—the Reform Movement for Lithuania—Ozolas had been a key member, the glue who bound everything together. He was well-known, had ties with various discussion groups, and had a well-grounded political vision. To quote his companion Arvydas Juozaitis, "We were all gathering under the flag of Ozolas who worked for the publishing office Thought at the time. I had participated in the discussions at his flat since 1982. I knew him very well. It was he who began talking about the necessity of creating, gathering into a movement for the independence."
In February Ozolas was elected to the Supreme Soviet of Lithuanian SSR and served as its deputy for several weeks. In 1989 Soviet Union legislative election Ozolas was elected People's deputy with support of Sąjūdis. He would remain as a People's deputy until Spring of 1990. He was elected to Supreme Soviet of Lithuanian SSR once again in February 1990.
From 1990 to 1991 he served as Deputy Prime Minister of Lithuania together with Algirdas Brazauskas in Prunskienė Cabinet.
In 1992, he was elected to the Seimas and served until 2000, when Lithuanian Centre lost almost all its representatives in Seimas after 2000 Lithuanian parliamentary election.
From 2003 to 2007 Ozolas served as a councillor in Varėna district.
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Romualdas Ozolas
Romualdas Ozolas [rɔmʊˈɐɫdɐs ˈoːzɔɫɐs] (31 January 1939 – 6 April 2015) was a Lithuanian politician, activist, writer and pedagogue who taught at Vilnius University. He was of Latvian descent on his father's side.
He was a winner of the Stasys Šalkauskis Prize.
Ozolas became a member of the Lithuanian Communist Party of the Soviet Union at the age of 34, a decision his close ones would deem as betrayal while he later on would recall as one of his greatest downfalls in his life. When recalling his years as the member of the Communist Party of Lithuania, Ozolas said: "After a long while of hesitation, I have made up my mind to see "what makes socialism". After a few years it was absolutely clear. It took me two more years until I left. However, I have faced the Perestroika of Mikhail Gorbachev, thus finding out its being as well as its mode of life. I only needed to take a look around, to see from which side I should make an approach."
Ozolas had a clear vision for Lithuania: That it would be an independent state and a free nation from the very start. According to the political commentator A. Ramonaitė, during the primary stages of Sąjūdis—the Reform Movement for Lithuania—Ozolas had been a key member, the glue who bound everything together. He was well-known, had ties with various discussion groups, and had a well-grounded political vision. To quote his companion Arvydas Juozaitis, "We were all gathering under the flag of Ozolas who worked for the publishing office Thought at the time. I had participated in the discussions at his flat since 1982. I knew him very well. It was he who began talking about the necessity of creating, gathering into a movement for the independence."
In February Ozolas was elected to the Supreme Soviet of Lithuanian SSR and served as its deputy for several weeks. In 1989 Soviet Union legislative election Ozolas was elected People's deputy with support of Sąjūdis. He would remain as a People's deputy until Spring of 1990. He was elected to Supreme Soviet of Lithuanian SSR once again in February 1990.
From 1990 to 1991 he served as Deputy Prime Minister of Lithuania together with Algirdas Brazauskas in Prunskienė Cabinet.
In 1992, he was elected to the Seimas and served until 2000, when Lithuanian Centre lost almost all its representatives in Seimas after 2000 Lithuanian parliamentary election.
From 2003 to 2007 Ozolas served as a councillor in Varėna district.