Bobelis was born in Kaunas. His father was Colonel Jurgis Bobelis (1885–1954). In 1941, Bobelis participated in the June Uprisingagainst the Bolsheviks. Bobelis studied medicine at Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania), University of Graz (Austria) and University of Tübingen (Germany). In 1948, he graduated maxima cum laude from Tübingen.[3] In 1949 he moved to the United States and lived in Chicago, working as a surgeon.[3] From 1962 to 1972, he was a professor of clinical surgery at Loyola University Chicago.[3] From 1978 to 1991 he was a private doctor. While in the United States, Bobelis was active in the Lithuanian immigrant community. From 1962 to 1976, he served on the board of the Lithuanian American Congress. In 1979 he became the head of the Central Committee of the Liberation of Lithuania. In 1992 he returned to Lithuania. From 1992 to 31 May 2006, he was a member of the Seimas for the MarijampolÄ— constituency.[3] In 1997, he was a candidate for president and received 3.91% of the vote.[3] From 1996 to 2000, he was president of the Lithuanian Baseball Association.[3] Bobelis was a member of the Catholic youth and student organization Ateitis.

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