People of the Revolution and the USSR
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Alfrēds son of Pēteris Rubiks Alfrēds Pētera dēls Rubiks
A steadfast defender of Latvia's Communist Party at the Soviet Union's end
Political and party leadership · Soviet Union
1935–
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Boris Karlovich Pugo Борис Карлович Пуго
From Latvian KGB chief to USSR interior minister, a guardian of order shattered in the coup he backed
Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union
1937–1991
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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–
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Andris Slapiņš Andris Slapiņš
A documentary filmmaker who recorded Latvia's independence struggle from the ground
Literature and arts
1949–1991
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Viktor Imantovich Alksnis Виктор Имантович Алкснис
Leader of the Soyuz faction who nearly turned a parliamentary session into a constitutional coup
Political and party leadership · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks
1950–2025
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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–
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Dainis Īvāns Dainis Īvāns
The journalist who saved the Daugava River and led the Latvian Popular Front
Political and party leadership · Popular Front of Latvia
1955–