Movement for independence of Lithuania began in which year?
Options:
1991
1985
1988
1978
Correct Answer:
1988
Explanation:
Lithuania was the first republic to declare independence from the Soviet Union by the Act of March 11, 1990. The independence movement began in Lithuania in 1988, and later spread to Estonia and Latvia. Lithuania became the first of the 15 Soviet republics to declare its independence in March 1990.