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2012-04-02 13:50

Ex-chairman of Lithuanian World Community Vytautas Kamantas dies

Vytautas Kamantas, a former chairman of the Lithuanian World Community, has died, the Community's spokeswoman Vida Bandis confirmed to BNS on Monday.
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Kamantas, 82, died on Saturday in Michigan.

He served as chairman of the Lithuanian World Community for 16 years – in 1978-1988 and 1997-2003. He was also chairman of the Lithuanian-American Community in 1970-173 and 1991-1994.

Kamantas received a 2nd Class Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas for his merits to the State of Lithuania in 2000.

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