2019-OCT-17

Polity Timeline
KLAIPEDA

Flag or logo changes:

1900-01-01:

MEMEL Rural County

(Memel)

- MEMEL

1920-02-25:

MEMEL Territory [French Allied High Commission]

(Memel)

- MEMEL

1923-02-16:

Lithuanian Territory of MEMEL

(Memel)

- MEMEL

1939-03-30:

MEMEL County

(Memel)

- MEMEL

1945-01-28:

KLAIPEDA Municipal Executive Committee

(Memel)

- KLAIPEDA

1946-04-07:

KLAIPEDA Municipal Executive Committee

(Memel)

- KLAIPEDA

1948-04-07:

KLAIPEDA Region

(Klaipeda)

- KLAIPEDA

1953-07-15:

KLAIPEDA Region

(Klaipeda)

- KLAIPEDA

1989-03-20:

KLAIPEDA Region

(Klaipeda)

- KLAIPEDA

1992-07-01:

KLAIPEDA County

(Klaipeda)

- KLAIPEDA

2004-01-01:

KLAIPEDA County

(Klaipeda)

- KLAIPEDA

2004-07-07:

KLAIPEDA County

(Klaipeda)

- KLAIPEDA

Emblem or Symbol changes:

1900-01-01:

MEMEL Rural County

(Memel)

- MEMEL

1920-01-10:

Imperial and Prussian State Commission for the MEMEL Territory administered by the Principal Allied and Associated Powers

(Memel)

- MEMEL

1920-02-25:

MEMEL Territory [French Allied High Commission]

(Memel)

- MEMEL

1923-02-16:

Lithuanian Territory of MEMEL

(Memel)

- MEMEL

1948-04-07:

KLAIPEDA Region

(Klaipeda)

- KLAIPEDA

1970-01-01:

KLAIPEDA Region

(Klaipeda)

- KLAIPEDA

1992-07-01:

KLAIPEDA County

(Klaipeda)

- KLAIPEDA

2004-01-01:

KLAIPEDA County

(Klaipeda)

- KLAIPEDA

2004-07-07:

KLAIPEDA County

(Klaipeda)

- KLAIPEDA

Sovereignty changes:

1900-01-01:

GERMANY

1915-03-19:

RUSSIA

1915-03-21:

GERMANY

1920-01-10:

GERMANY +

ALLIED POWERS +

FRANCE +

ITALY +

JAPAN +

UNITED KINGDOM +

1920-02-15:

ALLIED POWERS +

FRANCE +

LEAGUE OF NATIONS +

1923-01-10:

FRANCE +

LITHUANIA +

LEAGUE OF NATIONS +

1923-02-19:

LITHUANIA

1939-03-23:

GERMANY

1944-10-10:

SOVIET UNION

1944-11-01:

GREATER GERMANY

1945-01-28:

SOVIET UNION

1946-04-07:

RUSSIA +

SOVIET UNION +

1948-04-07:

LITHUANIA +

SOVIET UNION +

1991-09-06:

LITHUANIA

2004-05-01:

EUROPEAN UNION +

LITHUANIA +

Capital Local Name changes:

1900-01-01:

Memel

1915-03-19:

Memel´

1915-03-21:

Memel

1923-01-10:

Klaipėda

1939-03-23:

Memel

1944-10-10:

Memel´

1944-11-01:

Memel

1945-01-28:

Klaypeda

1990-03-11:

Klaipėda

Local Name of Country changes:

1900-01-01:

MEMEL

1915-03-19:

MEMEL´

1915-03-21:

MEMEL

1920-01-10:

MEMEL-KLAIPÉDA

1923-02-19:

KLAIPÉDA

1939-03-23:

MEMELLAND

1939-03-30:

MEMEL

1944-10-10:

MEMEL´

1944-11-01:

MEMEL

1945-01-28:

KLAYPEDA

1990-03-11:

KLAIPĖDA

Status changes:

1900-01-01:

MEMEL Rural County

1915-03-19:

MEMEL Rural County [Russian Occupation]

1915-03-21:

MEMEL Rural County

1920-01-10:

Imperial and Prussian State Commission for the MEMEL Territory administered by the Principal Allied and Associated Powers

1920-02-15:

MEMEL Territory [French Allied High Commission]

1923-01-10:

MEMEL Territory [Lithuanian Rebellion]

1923-01-15:

MEMEL Territory [Lithuanian Occupation]

1923-01-23:

MEMEL Territory [Lithuanian Annexation]

1923-02-16:

Lithuanian Territory of MEMEL

1923-03-15:

Territory of MEMEL

1924-03-08:

Region of MEMEL

1924-03-22:

Autonomous Region of MEMEL

1924-05-08:

Autonomous Region of KLAIPEDA

1939-03-23:

MEMEL Territory

1939-03-30:

MEMEL County

1944-10-10:

MEMEL Region [Soviet Occupation]

1944-11-01:

MEMEL County

1945-01-28:

KLAIPEDA Municipal Executive Committee

1948-04-07:

KLAIPEDA Region

1950-06-20:

KLAIPEDA Oblast

1953-05-28:

KLAIPEDA Region

1990-03-11:

KLAIPEDA County

Ruler changes: