Snieд?kus Antanas Yuozovich

Antanas Yuozovich Snieд?kus born December 25, 1902 (January 7, 1903), in the village Bublyalyay, Lithuania, died Jan. 22, 1974 in Druskininkai, Lithuania.

Born into a peasant family. From 1919 he worked as a technician at the telegraph office, and in 1920-21 headed the underground committee KP Alytus Lithuania (PPC).

In 1921-25 he worked in the publishing house of the Central Committee of the CPL in Smolensk, in 1925-26 in the representation of the CPL at the Board of the Comintern (ECCI). After the fascist coup in Lithuania (December 1926) on the underground work in Kaunas, co-opted member of the Central Committee of the CPL, was secretary of the Central Committee of the.

In 1930, arrested and sentenced to 15 years in prison. In 1933, after an exchange of political prisoners between Lithuania and the Soviet Union arrived in Moscow until 1936 Deputy Representative of the CPL at ECCI, while party investigators the International Control Commission of the Comintern.

In 1935 he graduated from the International Lenin School.

In 1936-39 1 st secretary of the CPL, was working undercover in Kaunas.

In 1939, arrested, sentenced to 8 years imprisonment. After the restoration of Soviet power in Lithuania (June 1940) 1 st secretary of the Communist Party of Latvia before 1974.

During the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45 was led by the Republican staff of the guerrilla movement. Since 1941 a candidate member of the Central Committee, since 1952 Member of the CPSU Central Committee. Member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR 1-8-th convocation.

Hero of Socialist Labor (1973). Awarded 8 Orders of Lenin, 3 other orders and medals.