VOA Interviews Dr. Ricardas Daunoravicius, Lithuanian ‘Tank Man’ | VOA News
· 27.07.2023 · 02:07:19 ··· ··· Thursday ·· 4 (4)
VOA News VOA interviews Dr. Ricardas Daunoravicius, July 26, 2023.
When people hear the phrase "tank man," they often think of the man who blocked advancing tanks in China's Tiananmen Square during a clampdown on protests on June 5, 1989. But Lithuania has a "tank man" of its own: Dr. Ricardas Daunoravicius, an obstetrician who stood in front of Soviet tanks amid a crackdown on Lithuanian independence.
In January 1991, the Lithuanian Supreme Council voted for independence, the first Soviet republic to do so. Moscow responded with a military crackdown. Local citizens, who had gathered to hear pro-independence Supreme Council Chairman Vyautas Landsbergis speak, formed a human wall to guard parliament buildings and the TV tower from advancing tanks. By the end of the demonstration, the Soviet military had killed 14 Lithuanian civilians, sparking global condemnation.
In February 1991, Lithuania held a referendum on independence. More than 90% of voters were in favor, and the Soviet Union collapsed by the end of the year. Thirty-two years later, Daunoravicius fought back tears as he told VOA about the moment he blocked the tanks during the demonstrations.
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