Dr. Landsbergis was one of the leaders of the Council of the Baltic States (1990 – 1992) and in 1990 – 1991 was Chairman of the Commission for the New Constitution of the Lithuanian Republic, as well as of the State Delegation for the negotiations with the USSR. Under his leadership Lithuania resisted the armed violence and blockade of the USSR and achieved the international recognition for its restored independence and also an agreement with Russia to withdraw Russian troops from Lithuania.

After the elections in October – November, 1992 Mr. Landsbergis became a Member of Parliament and was then elected leader of the opposition in the Lithuanian Seimas (Parliament). He was also a member of the Lithuanian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe as well as a member of the Lithuanian to the delegation to the Baltic Assembly. In 1991, Mr. Landsbergis received the Norwegian People’s Peace Prize for his role in the restoration of Lithuanian independence, the Award of Foundation du Future (France) and, the International Freedom Foundation’s (UK) 1991 Freedom Award. In 1992 he received Herman Ehlers Prize, and in 1994, the 9th International Ramon Liull Prize of the Catalonian Culture Congress Foundation. With the help of the Norwegian People’s Peace Prize, Mr. Landsbergis established the Vytautas Landsbergis Foundation, a non-profit, charitable organization dealing with the care and education of handicapped children and young performing artists.

Mr. Landsbergis holds a Doctor of Law from Loyola University in Chicago (USA), a Doctor of Humanities from Weber State University in Ogden (USA) and a Doctor of Philosophy from Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas (Lithuania). In 1992, Mr. Landsbergis was given an honorary degree of Doctor of Law by Yale University (USA).