Lithuania Holds State Funeral for Former PM Prunskienė

Lithuania held a state funeral on Thursday for politician Kazimira Prunskienė, the first prime minister of the country after the restoration of its independence. She was laid to rest at the Hill of the Signatories of the Act of Independence in the Antakalnis Cemetery in Vilnius.

The Antakalnis Cemetery is one of the well-known burial sites in Vilnius. The Hill of the Signatories of the Act of Independence is a place connected to the history of Lithuanian statehood. The state funeral ceremony was held there to honor Prunskienė's contribution to the state.

Prunskienė became prime minister after the restoration of independence, making her the first head of government in the renewed Lithuania. Her work in leading the government is associated with the period when the country was being re-established.

The state funeral reflects the significant role Prunskienė played in Lithuania's history. Her burial place was chosen at the Hill of the Signatories of the Act of Independence, a symbolic location in the context of the restoration of the country's independence. Prunskienė's name will remain linked to the first prime ministerial office in Lithuania after independence was restored.