Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR
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The Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR was the highest legislative body of Soviet Latvia, functioning as its nominal parliament during the period of Latvian incorporation into the USSR.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR canonical | 5 |
| Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4413546 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR Context triple: [Saeima, replacedBy, Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR]
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A.
Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
The Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR was the highest legislative and governing body of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic during the Soviet era.
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B.
Supreme Soviet of the Tajik SSR
The Supreme Soviet of the Tajik SSR was the highest legislative body of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic during the Soviet era.
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C.
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR was the permanent, collective head-of-state body of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, exercising key legislative and executive authority between sessions of the Supreme Soviet.
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D.
Council of State of Latvia
The Council of State of Latvia is a high-level Latvian judicial-administrative body that participates in European cooperation through membership in the Association of Councils of State and Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions.
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E.
Supreme Soviet of Belarus
The Supreme Soviet of Belarus was the highest legislative body of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic and, later, independent Belarus during the early 1990s political transition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR Target entity description: The Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR was the highest legislative body of Soviet Latvia, functioning as its nominal parliament during the period of Latvian incorporation into the USSR.
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A.
Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
The Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR was the highest legislative and governing body of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic during the Soviet era.
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B.
Supreme Soviet of the Tajik SSR
The Supreme Soviet of the Tajik SSR was the highest legislative body of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic during the Soviet era.
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C.
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR was the permanent, collective head-of-state body of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, exercising key legislative and executive authority between sessions of the Supreme Soviet.
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D.
Council of State of Latvia
The Council of State of Latvia is a high-level Latvian judicial-administrative body that participates in European cooperation through membership in the Association of Councils of State and Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions.
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E.
Supreme Soviet of Belarus
The Supreme Soviet of Belarus was the highest legislative body of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic and, later, independent Belarus during the early 1990s political transition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliament of a Soviet republic
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supreme soviet ⓘ unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| alignedWithIdeology | Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
Latvian SSR
|
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| convenedBy | Communist Party leadership ⓘ |
| country |
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
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linked to:
Latvian SSR
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deFactoControlledBy |
Communist Party of Latvia
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Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dissolved |
1990
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1991 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia
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linked to:
Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR
|
| governingParty | Communist Party of Latvia ⓘ |
| governmentTypeContext | one-party socialist state ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Riga ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Latvian
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Russian ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Soviet era in Latvia ⓘ |
| inception | 1940 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | territory of the Latvian SSR ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of the Latvian SSR
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linked to:
Constitution of the Latvian SSR (1978)
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| legislativeAuthority | nominal ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor |
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
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linked to:
Latvian SSR
|
| legislativeBranchOf | government of the Latvian SSR ⓘ |
| legislativeProcess | rubber-stamp approval of Communist Party decisions ⓘ |
| location | Riga ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
adoption of laws of the Latvian SSR
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approval of state plans and budgets ⓘ formal election of key state officials of the Latvian SSR ⓘ |
| numberOfChambers | 1 ⓘ |
| partOf |
political system of the Latvian SSR
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political system of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| precededBy |
People’s Saeima
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linked to:
Saeima
|
| region | Baltic states ⓘ |
| relevantEvent |
Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940
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restoration of independence of Latvia ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia ⓘ |
| seat | Riga ⓘ |
| status | defunct legislative body ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| typeOfRepresentation | indirect representation of Communist Party policy ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
non-competitive elections
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single-candidate elections ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR Description of subject: The Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR was the highest legislative body of Soviet Latvia, functioning as its nominal parliament during the period of Latvian incorporation into the USSR.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR
Constitution of the Latvian SSR (1978)
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definedSupremeBodyOfPower
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Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR
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