The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Latvian SSR; Latvian: Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskā Republika; Russian: Латвийская Советская Социалистическая Республика, Latviyskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika), also known as Soviet Latvia or Latvia, was part of the Soviet Union, and existed from 1918 to 1920, and from 1940 to 1990.
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Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskā Republika (Latvian)Латвийская Советская Социалистическая Республика (Russian) |
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Anthem: Anthem of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
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| Status | Unrecognized Soviet Socialist Republic
(1940–1941, 1944–1990/91) |
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| Capital | Riga |
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| Common languages | Latvian
Russian |
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| Government | Soviet Socialist Republic |
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• 1940–1959 | Jānis Kalnbērziņš (first) |
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• 1990 | Alfrēds Rubiks (last) |
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| Historical era | World War II · Cold War |
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• Soviet occupation | 17 June 1940 |
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| 21 July 1940 |
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• Illegally annexed by USSR, Latvia continued de jure | 5 August 1940 |
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| 1941–1945 |
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• Soviet re-occupation
SSR re-established | 1944/1945 |
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• Independence restored | 4 May 1990 |
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• Independence recognized by the State Council of the Soviet Union | 6 September 1991 |
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| 1989 | 64,589 km2 (24,938 sq mi) |
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• 1989 | 2,666,567 |
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| Calling code | 7 013 |
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| Today part of | Latvia |
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