Loreta Asanavičiūtė Explained

Loreta Asanavičiūtė
Birth Place:Vilnius
Nationality:Lithuanian
Occupation:Seamstress
Known For:One of 13 people who was killed during January Events
Footnotes:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Loreta Asanavičiūtė (22 April 1967 – 13 January 1991) was a Lithuanian seamstress who was killed in the January Events, a series of violent confrontations that took place near the Vilnius TV Tower in January 1991.

She was the only female among the 13 people who died in the events at the television tower.[8] She was run over by a Soviet tank and died later in hospital.[9] [10]

A 2.1km (01.3miles) road in the centre of Vilnius is named Loretos Asanavičiūtės gatvė in her memory; it was formerly named Žvaigždžių, and renamed in 1996.[11] The house she lived in (nr. 4) is located on that street, with a plaque commemorating her on its wall. A linden tree has been planted in her memory, along with oaks for her male fellow victims. She is buried in the Antakalnis Cemetery in Vilnius.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Loreta Asanavičiūtė . . lt . 2024-04-02.
  2. Web site: Loreta Asanavičiūtė (1967–1991) . . 2020-11-27 . lt . 2024-04-02.
  3. Web site: Loreta Asanavičiūtė (1967–1991) . Sausio 13-oji tautos atmintyje . . lt . 2024-04-02.
  4. Web site: Sausio 13-oji: žuvę už Lietuvos laisvę . Alfa.lt . 2013-01-07 . lt . 2024-04-02.
  5. Web site: Prisiminkime ir pagerbkime Lietuvos laisvės gynėjus . Panele.lt . 2023-01-13 . lt . 2024-04-02.
  6. Web site: Žmonės, sausio 13-ąją paaukoję gyvybes už Lietuvos laisvę: kas jie buvo ir kaip žuvo? . . 1970-01-01 . lt . 2024-04-02.
  7. Web site: Venclovas . Tomas . Tomo Venclovos „Vilniaus vardai“: Loreta Asanavičiūtė . Vilniaus galerija . 2021-01-13 . lt . 2024-04-02.
  8. Web site: January 13: the Way We Defended Freedom. www.lrs.lt. Seimas [parliament] of the Republic of Lithuania. en . 3 July 2022 . a linden tree grows in commemoration of the only female victim, Loreta Asanavičiūtė.
  9. Web site: What you will see . TV bokštas . 3 July 2022.
  10. Web site: The TV Tower. Memorials and Museum. Vilnius . coldwarsites.net . 3 July 2022.
  11. Web site: Loretos Asanavičiūtės gatvė Vilniuje - Vilniaus katalogas . vilnius21.lt . 3 July 2022.