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Mykolas Krupavičius
Mykolas Krupavičius (1 October 1885, Balbieriškis, Lithuania – 4 December 1970, Chicago, U.S.) was a Lithuanian priest and politician. He is best known for his involvement with the land reform in the interwar Lithuania. In 1900 Krupavičius enrolled into the Veiveriai Teachers' Seminary. He showed interest in politics from early days: during the Russian Revolution of 1905 he was arrested twice. After graduation in 1905, he worked as a teacher in the Łomża Governorate and in Papilė. In 1908 Krupavičius began his theological studies at the Sejny Priest Seminary and continued them at the Saint Petersburg Roman Catholic Theological Academy. He was ordained into the priesthood in June 1914. After graduation in 1917, he worked as a chaplain at a Lithuanian schools in Voronezh, Lithuanian school in Voronezh. At the same time he got involved with the Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party and was sentenced to death by the Bolshevik revolutionary court. Krupavičius escaped the ...
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Mykolas Krupavičius In 1930–1933
Mykolas is a Lithuanian language, Lithuanian male given name derived from Michael (given name), Michael. People with the name include: *Mykolas Arlauskas (born 1930), agronomist, professor of biomedicine and signatory of 1990 Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania *Mykolas Biržiška (1882–1962), Lithuanian editor, historian, professor of literature, diplomat & politician; signatory of Act of Independence of Lithuania *Mykolas Burokevičius (1927–2016), communist political leader in Lithuania *Mykolas Kęsgaila (died 1451), Lithuanian nobleman, a precursor of the Kęsgailos family *Mykolas Kęsgaila (died 1476), Lithuanian nobleman from Kęsgailos family *Mykolas Krupavičius 1885–1970), Lithuanian priest and politician *Mykolas Natalevičius (born 1985), Lithuanian composer *Mykolas Ruzgys (1915–1986), Lithuanian basketball player *Mykolas Sleževičius (born 1882), Lithuanian lawyer, politician, journalist, interpreter, actor and director of noble Lithuanian ...
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