Lithuania is one of the few countries that observe more than one independence day. According to an article by the Chicago Tribune, Slovakia, Belarus, Latvia, and a few other countries observe more than one national day celebrating independence. Those two days are February 16th and March 11th. This video will explain those two days. References: https://www.cato.org/commentary/how-lithuania-destroyed-soviet-union https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1362088/why-does-lithuania-have-two-independence-days https://md.mfa.lt/md/en/news/11-march-day-of-restoration-of-independence-of-lithuania ------- Join this channel as a Patreon patron to get access to perks: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84794387 Follow the channel through Instagram to find out what's new and what future videos are planned! https://www.instagram.com/lithuaniaexplained/

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