Petras Griškevičius

First Secretary of the Communist Party of Lithuania

19 July 1924 Kriaunos, Rokiškis District, Lithuania

14 November 1987(1987-11-14) (63) Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union

18 February 1974 – 14 November 1987

Lithuanian politician (1924-1987) Petras Petrovičius Griškevičius (Russian: Пя́трас Пя́трович Гришкя́вичюс ; 19 July 1924 in Rokiškis district – 14 November 1987 in Vilnius) was a Lithuanian communist party official in the Lithuanian SSR. He was the First Secretary of the Lithuanian Communist Party (de facto leader of Lithuania) from 1974 to his death.