Latvian independence (1918–1940)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:area approximately 64,589 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Riga
gptkbp:country gptkb:Latvia
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Latvian_lats
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:endDate 1940-06-17
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_Latvia
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Soviet_occupation_of_Latvia
gptkbp:governmentType parliamentary republic
gptkbp:headOfState gptkb:President_of_Latvia
gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_Latvia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Latvian independence (1918–1940)
gptkbp:joinedBy gptkb:League_of_Nations
gptkbp:joinedOrganizationDate 1921-09-22
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Saeima
gptkbp:notableBattle Treaty of Riga (1920)
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Soviet_occupation_of_Latvia_(1940)
gptkb:1920_Latvian–Soviet_Peace_Treaty
gptkb:1934_Latvian_coup_d'état
gptkb:Molotov–Ribbentrop_Pact_(1939)
Soviet ultimatum to Latvia (1940)
adoption of the Latvian Constitution (Satversme)
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Jānis_Čakste
gptkb:Kārlis_Ulmanis
gptkbp:notableOrganization gptkb:League_of_Nations
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Latvian
gptkbp:population approximately 2 million (1930s)
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:France
gptkb:Soviet_Russia
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Eastern_Orthodoxy
gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Latvian_War_of_Independence
gptkbp:startDate 1918-11-18
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Soviet_occupation_of_Latvia_(1940)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7