# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/antanas-merkys
# Generated: 2026-08-15T00:25:58.382Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/antanas-merkys"
name: "Antanas Merkys"
slug: "antanas-merkys"
description: "Antanas Merkys was the last Prime Minister of independent Lithuania, serving from November 1939 to June 1940. When the Soviet Union presented an ultimatum to Lithuania demanding that it accept a Soviet garrison, President Antanas Smetona fled the country, leaving Merkys as acting president. Merkys ostensibly cooperated with the Soviets, and illegally took over the presidency in his own right. After three days, Merkys handed power to Justas Paleckis, who formed the People's Government of Lithuania. When Merkys attempted to flee the country, he was captured and deported to the interior of Russia, where he died in 1955."
tagline: "Lithuanian politician (1887-1955)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Antanas_Merkys.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1887-02-01"
deathDate: "1955-03-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           19.36832533333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Antanas Merkys"
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    title: "Antanas Merkys"
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    title: "Antanas Merkys"
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    title: "Antanas Merkys"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump