and had its statute approved on the initiative of V. Čepinskis a month later. On 6 October 1922, the Constituent Assembly resigned. A new regular Seimas started on 13 November. The assembly passed approximately 150 laws, strengthened the state's administrative system, and laid the foundations of the future economic, social and cultural life in Lithuania. The Constituent Assembly continued to work for 29 months, held 257 plenary sessions and 963-panel sittings, and passed over 300 laws. Its main achievement was the first permanent Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, which was adopted on 1 August 1922 to close the cycle of the prior provisional constitutions: The 1st Provisional Constitution (2 November 1918) The 2nd Provisional Constitution (4 April 1919) The 3rd Provisional Constitution (10 June 1920) Speakers of the Constituent Assembly of Lithuania Gabriele Petkevicaite-Bite (chaired the first sitting of the Constituent Assembly) 15 May 1920 Aleksandras Stulginskis, 1920-1922. The importance of the Constituent Assembly The Assembly cemented the principles of western democracy grounded on the freedom of faith, consciousness, speech, the equality of nations and genders before the law, and the immunity of a person. The expiry of the Constituent Assembly's term marked the end of the national rebirth in Lithuania, the restoration of the state, resulting in the building of a legal foundation for the independent state. In addition to the fundamental laws (the standing Constitution, the land reform, the introduction of the Litas, and the establishment of the university), other areas of life were regulated as well. The country switched to a metric system, Central European time, implemented executive control, and became an active player on the international stage. During the term of the Constituent Assembly, Lithuania received de jure recognition from 16 states. See also Sejm of Central Lithuania References 1920s in Lithuania Defunct unicameral legislatures Legal history of Lithuania Lithuanian constitutional law Lithuania Seimas