Algirdas Pocius
Algirdas Pocius (born August 28, 1930 in Ketūnai , Mažeikiai Rajongemeinde ) is a Lithuanian politician and author, writer and journalist.
Life
He learned in Seda . From 1950 to 1952 he studied in the Department of Lithuanian Language and Literature at the Teachers' Institute in Klaipėda . From 1952 he worked at Klaipėdos radijo komitetas as an editor, correspondent, from 1954 as a radio correspondent in Šiauliai , from 1955 in Vilnius , from 1956 in the magazine "Švyturys". From 1992 to 1996 he was a member of the Seimas .
From 1960 he was a member of the CPSU , from 1990 of the LDDP .
Awards
- 1967: Žemaitė Prize for Literature
- 1982: State Prize of Soviet Lithuania
- 1985: Juozas Paukštelis Prize
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Pocius, Algirdas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lithuanian politician and author, writer and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ketūnai , Mažeikiai District Parish |