Republic of Latvia (1918–1940)

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The Republic of Latvia (1918–1940) was an independent Baltic state between World War I and World War II, marked by democratic beginnings, later authoritarian rule, and a diverse society that included a significant Jewish community.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf interwar state
sovereign state
annexationFormalized 1940-08-05
annexedBy Soviet Union
borderCountry Estonia
Lithuania
Poland
Soviet Union
borderSea Baltic Sea
capital Riga
constitutionAdopted 1922
constitutionName Satversme
continent Europe
country Latvia
coupDétatDate 1934-05-15
coupLeader Kārlis Ulmanis
currency Latvian lats
Latvian rublis
educationPolicy minority schools for Jews, Russians, Germans, and others
endDate 1940-08-05
firstPresident Jānis Čakste
firstPrimeMinister Kārlis Ulmanis
followedBy Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
linked to: Latvian SSR
governmentForm authoritarian regime
parliamentary republic
hadSignificantMinority German minority
Jewish community
Polish minority
Russian minority
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Latvia
headOfStateTitle President of Latvia
landReform agrarian reform of 1920s
LeagueOfNationsAdmissionDate 1921-09-22
legislature Saeima
locatedIn Baltic region
linked to: Baltic Sea region
mainPort Liepāja
linked to: Liepāja, Latvia

Riga
memberOf League of Nations
notablePresident Alberts Kviesis
Gustavs Zemgals
Kārlis Ulmanis
occupationDate 1940-06-17
occupiedBy Soviet Union
officialLanguage Latvian
parliamentSuspended 1934
peaceTreatySigned 1920-08-11
politicalSystem authoritarian dictatorship
multi-party democracy
precededBy Courland Governorate
Governorate of Livonia
recognitionTreaty Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty
recognizedBy Soviet Russia
linked to: Russian SFSR
startDate 1918-11-18

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Latvian Jews historicalPeriod Republic of Latvia (1918–1940)
History of Latvia includesEvent authoritarian regime of Kārlis Ulmanis
linked to: Republic of Latvia (1918–1940)
Latvian rublis currencyOf Republic of Latvia (transitional period)
linked to: Republic of Latvia (1918–1940)
Generalbezirk Lettland predecessor Republic of Latvia (interwar)
linked to: Republic of Latvia (1918–1940)
Tukums hasHistoricalPeriod Latvian Republic (interwar)
linked to: Republic of Latvia (1918–1940)
History of the Baltic states includesEvent Interwar independence of Latvia
linked to: Republic of Latvia (1918–1940)