Kazimieras Uoka — Lithuanian politician, labor activist and 1990 signatory

Early life and education

Uoka was born in Kaunas on 4 March 1951 and later studied at Vilnius University, graduating in 1976. His upbringing in one of Lithuania’s largest cities and his education in the capital helped shape his outlook and provided contacts that supported his later civic and political involvement. For basic information about his birthplace see Kaunas.

Role in the independence movement

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, as national movements gained momentum across the Baltic region, Uoka became active in organizing workers and trade-labor groups in support of political change. He was among the deputies who on 11 March 1990 signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania, a foundational document of the restored state; official lists of signatories are maintained in public registers and archives (official registers).

Political and civic work

After the declaration of independence, Uoka continued to participate in public life, focusing on issues related to employment, labor rights and the difficult economic transitions facing Lithuania in the early 1990s. His contributions combined parliamentary activity, public advocacy and efforts to represent workers’ concerns during rapid political and economic change.

Later life and legacy

Kazimieras Uoka died in Vilnius on 16 July 2016 at the age of 65. His death was noted in national press and by colleagues who remembered both his role in the independence period and his ongoing interest in labor issues. Contemporary notices and local remembrances are available from sources published at the time of his passing in Vilnius.

Notable facts

• Born: 4 March 1951, Kaunas.
• Education: Vilnius University, graduated 1976.
• Signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania (11 March 1990).
• Active in labor and trade-worker organizing during the independence movement.
• Died: 16 July 2016, Vilnius.

Uoka is remembered as one of the many activists and deputies whose efforts contributed to Lithuania’s peaceful restoration of independence. For readers seeking primary documents, archival lists of the signatories and contemporaneous reports provide direct sources and context (archival registers).