Loreta Asanavičiūtė
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Loreta Asanavičiūtė
Loreta Asanavičiūtė (22 April 1967 – 13 January 1991) was a Lithuanian seamstress who was killed in the violent confrontations near the Vilnius TV Tower in January 1991.
She was the only female among the 13 people who died in the events at the television tower.[1] She was run over by a Soviet tank and died later in hospital.[2][3]
A 2.1-kilometre (1.3 mi) road in the centre of Vilnius is named Loretos Asanavičiūtės gatvė in her memory; it was formerly named Žvaigždžių, and renamed in 1996.[4] A linden tree has been planted in her memory, along with oaks for her male fellow victims.[1] She is buried in the Antakalnis Cemetery in Vilnius.
Asanavičiūtė's grave in Antakalnis Cemetery
See also
References
- ^ a b "January 13: the Way We Defended Freedom". www.lrs.lt. Seimas [parliament] of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
a linden tree grows in commemoration of the only female victim, Loreta Asanavičiūtė
- ^ "What you will see". TV bokštas. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "The TV Tower. Memorials and Museum. Vilnius". coldwarsites.net. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Loretos Asanavičiūtės gatvė Vilniuje - Vilniaus katalogas". vilnius21.lt. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
External links
- "Loreta ASANAVIČIŪTĖ (1967–1991)". www.lrs.lt (in Lithuanian). Seimas [parliament] of the Republic of Lithuania. Detailed account of her life, death, and commemoration, with several illustrations
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