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Latvia state institutions (state)

9 people

By birth A–Z List Cards

Andrievs Niedra Andrievs Niedra Pastor and writer who headed Latvia's pro-German government of 1919 Literature and arts 1871–1942
Augusts Kirhenšteins Augusts Kirhenšteins Microbiologist who headed the puppet government chosen by the Soviet embassy in 1940 and requested Latvia’s incorporation into the USSR Legislature and state representation · Soviet Union 1872–1963
Kārlis Ulmanis Kārlis Ulmanis Latvia's prime minister in the war of independence, later dictator after the 1934 coup Government and administration · Latvia state institutions 1877–1942
Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics Latvia's first foreign minister, who won international recognition for its independence Diplomacy and international organization · Latvia state institutions 1887–1925
Vilhelms Munters Vilhelms Munters Latvian foreign minister who signed the Soviet–Latvian Mutual Assistance Treaty in 1939 and was deported to the Soviet Union in 1940 Diplomacy and international organization · Latvia state institutions 1898–1967
Žanis Lipke Žanis Lipke Riga docker who used his contract work for the Luftwaffe to smuggle dozens of Jews out of the ghetto and camps and hide them Social movements and organizing 1900–1987
Viktors Arājs Viktors Arājs Latvian former policeman whose Arajs Kommando, under the SS Security Service, murdered about half of Latvia’s Jews Security, intelligence and policing · Nazi party and regime 1910–1988
Anatolijs Gorbunovs Anatolijs Gorbunovs The Communist Party secretary who led Latvia's Supreme Council through the restoration of independence Legislature and state representation · Latvia state institutions 1942–
Ivars Godmanis Ivars Godmanis The physicist who walked Latvia out of the USSR and commanded the nights of the barricades Government and administration · Latvia state institutions 1951–