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[[File:CepaitisVilrgilijus.JPG|thumb|Virgilijus Čepaitis]]
'''Virgilijus Juozas Čepaitis''' (8 November 8, 1937 in [[Šakiai]], [[Lithuania]]) is a Lithuanian publisher and translator, best known for his involvement in the [[Sąjūdis]] independence movement. He was the Executive Secretary of Sąjūdis and a member of its Initiative Group. He was also a signatory of the [[Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania|Declaration of the Restoration of Independence of Lithuania]] on 11 March 11, 1990.
 
In 1961 Čepaitis graduated from [[Moscow]]'s [[Maxim Gorky Literature Institute]]. Čepaitis is married to Auksuolė Čepaitienė. They have three children and live in [[Vilnius]], [[Lithuania]].
 
== Positions held==
*1958–1988 – free-lance translator;
*1988–1989 – the chief-editor of the film company "ARS";
*1989–1990 – the executive secretary of the Sąjūdis Movement;
*1990–1992 – Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Committee for Civil Rights and Ethnic Minorities;
*Chairman of the Sąjūdis faction, the member of the Lithuanian delegation in the negotiations with Russia in 1990–1991. Head of the Lithuanian delegation in the non-official negotiations with the Soviet Union in Hague, organised by De Burght consultations, 1991;
*1993–1996 – the chief-editor of the publishing company "Litera";
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*Since 2001 – the owner of the publishing company "Librum"
 
== Social and political positions ==▼
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*Since 1968 – member of the [[Lithuanian Writers' Union]]; ▼
=== Published Articles ===
*1988 – member of the Initiative Group of the Lithuanian Reform Movement (Sąjūdis); ▼
:Pertvarkykime senamiesčio pertvarkymą (Let’s Reconstruct the Reconstruction of Old Town). Gimtasis kraštas. Nr. 19. 1987.05.7-13.
*1988–1990 – member of the Sąjūdis' Seimas Council; ▼
:Du keliai (Two ways). Gimtasis kraštas. Nr. 8. 1989.02.23-03.01.
*1989–1994 – Chairman of the Lithuania-Poland Association; ▼
:Czy potrzebny jest rezerwat dla Polakow na Litwie (Do Polish need a reservation in [[Lithuania]]). Czerwony sztandar. Nr. 169. 1989.07.25.
:Kas pirks Lietuvą? (Who will buy [[Lithuania]]?). Lietuvos aidas. Nr.73. 1990.09.04.
:Lietuvos išsivadavimas tik prasideda (The freedom of [[Lithuania]] is just starting).
:Lietuvos aidas, 1990.10.24. Realpolitik. Kovo 11. 1991 09 25-10 02. P. 1.
:Desovietizacija ir nomenklatūra (Desovietization and nomenklatura. Kovo 11. 1992 03 04-10. P. 1.
:Baigiamasis žodis (Afterword for Lithuanian reader) in Frankel J. Tarptautiniai santykiai permainingame pasaulyje (International Relations in a Changing World, 1990). Kaunas, 1993. P. 216-220.
:[[Sąjūdis]] ir rinkimai ([[Sąjūdis]] and elections). Veidas. No. 40. 1995.10.21.
:Priešprieša (Confrontation). Akiračiai. No. 6. 1997.06-07.
:[[Sąjūdis]] ir LKP ([[Sąjūdis]] and LCP), in Bauža Č., ed., Lietuvos [[Sąjūdis]] ir valstybės idealų įgyvendinimas. [[Vilnius]], 1998. P. 51-71.
:Revival of Lithuania: [[Sąjūdis]]' policy for independence. International Studies. No. 15, February 1999, Chubu University, Research Institute for International Studies. P. 1-22.
:Su Sąjūdžiu už Lietuvą (With [[Sąjūdis]] for [[Lithuania]]). Kultūros barai. 2005. No 1, P. 62-67; No 2, P. 61-65; No 3, P. 73-76; No 4, P. 55-61; No 5, P. 74-79; No 6, P. 71-76; No 7, P. 63-70; No 8-9, P. 83-88.
 
=== Conferences ===
:XXXIIes Rencontres Internationales de Genève "Les usages de la liberté". L'Université de Genève. 1989.10.2-7.
:1st Round Table Europe, organized by European Democrat Union. Vienna, 1990.01.11-12.
:14th EDU (European Democrat Union) Party Leaders' Conference in Paris. 1991.09.11-13.
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▲== Social and political positions ==
▲*Since 1968 – member of the Lithuanian Writers Union;
▲*1988 – member of the Initiative Group of the Lithuanian Reform Movement (Sąjūdis);
▲*1988–1990 – member of the Sąjūdis' Seimas Council;
▲*1989–1994 – Chairman of the Lithuania-Poland Association;
*1990–1992 – Chairman of the Independence Party;
*1990–1992 – Chairman of Stasys Šalkauskis Cultural Foundation;
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*Since 1993 – member of the Association of Signatories of the Independence Act
 
== Literary Works works==
Čepaitis has translated 59 books, namely translations from English to Lithuanian (including stories and plays of [[A. A. Milne]], J. O'Neal, [[William Saroyan]], [[James Thurber]], [[Tennessee Williams]]); books from Lithuanian to Russian (novels and stories of Lithuanian writers J.[[Juozas Aputis]], J.{{ill|Jonas Avyžius|lt}}, J.[[Juozas Baltušis]], V.[[Vytautas Bubnys]], R.[[Romualdas Granauskas]], R.[[Romualdas Lankauskas]], J.{{ill|Jonas Mikelinskas|lt}}, [[Kazys Saja]], [[Ieva Simonaitytė]], V.{{ill|Vytautas Sirijos Gira|lt}}, etc.); books from Polish to Russian (stories and plays of T. Karpowicz, S. Lem, S. Mrozek, etc.).
 
He is the author of a screenplay for the film "''Virto ąžuolai"'' (Oak Trees Fell); (1976).
 
== Awards ==
*The Medal of Lithuanian Independence (awarded on July 1, 2000)
*The Award of Commemoration of Lithuania's membershipMembership of NATO (awarded on July 25, 2002)
 
== References ==▼
*{{lt icon}} [http://www.lrs.lt/datos/kovo11/signatarai/www_lrs.signataras-p_asm_id=180.htm]. ''Virgilijus Juozas Čepaitis''. [[Seimas]] of the Republic of Lithuania.▼
*"Lietuvos Istorija", Sąjūdis ("History of Lithuania", in Lithuanian) Vol XII, part 1, Institute of History of Lithuania, ed. Česlovas Laurinavičius, Vladas Sirutavičius - ISBN 978-9955-23-164-6 (12-th Vol, Part-1) and ISBN 9955-584-91-2 (12 Volumes), 2008, 579 pp.▼
*"Su Sąjūdžiu už Lietuvą" ("With Sąjūdis for LIthuania", in Lithuanian) by Virgilijus Čepaitis, 2007, ISBN 9986-476-41-0, 470 pp.▼
 
▲== References ==
▲*{{ltin iconlang|lt}} [http://www.lrs.lt/datos/kovo11/signatarai/www_lrs.signataras-p_asm_id=180.htm]. ''Virgilijus Juozas Čepaitis''. [[Seimas]] of the Republic of Lithuania.
▲*"Lietuvos Istorija", Sąjūdis ("History of Lithuania", in Lithuanian) Vol XII, part 1, Institute of History of Lithuania, ed. [[Česlovas Laurinavičius]], Vladas Sirutavičius - {{ISBN |978-9955-23-164-6}} (12-th Vol, Part-1) and {{ISBN |9955-584-91-2}} (12 Volumes), 2008, 579 pp.
▲*"Su Sąjūdžiu už Lietuvą" ("With Sąjūdis for LIthuaniaLithuania", in Lithuanian) by Virgilijus Čepaitis, 2007, {{ISBN |9986-476-41-0}}, 470 pp.
 
{{Signatories of the Act of March 11}}
 
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