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2013 in Latvia
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The following lists events that happened during 2013 in Latvia.
Incumbents
- President - Andris Bērziņš
- Prime Minister - Valdis Dombrovskis
Events
March
- 4 March - Latvia applies to enter the eurozone in 2014, in a move which could see it become the 18th member of the bloc.[1]
- 29 March - More than 220 people are rescued from two ice floes that broke off of Latvia and were blown into the Gulf of Riga.[2]
June
- 20 June - A major fire breaks out at the Riga Castle, the Latvian presidential palace.[3]
- 21 June - Riga Castle fire
- Latvian authorities say the overnight fire has extensively damaged Riga Castle, the medieval fortress that houses the Baltic nation's National History Museum, and presidential residence.[4]
November
- 21 November - 54 people are killed and 55 injured at the Zolitūde shopping centre roof collapse in Riga.[5]
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