 The resistance culminated in a military coup d'état in December 1926, which brought to power the authoritarian rule of Antanas Smetona.Sleževičius continued participating in the activities of his party but never again regained his previous influence.Mykolas Sleževičius was born on 21 February 1882 in Drembliai village in Kovno Governorate of the Russian Empire (now part of Raseiniai district municipality, Lithuania).