The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic was a de facto constituent republic of the Soviet Union covering the occupied and annexed territory of Latvia from 1940 to 1941, and then from 1944 until 1990.
Joseph Stalin and Joachim von Ribbentrop
The National Theater housed the People's Parliament in 1940
Demonstration in Riga on 7 November 1940
Poster of the Latvian SSR Supreme Soviet Election on 12 January 1941
Jānis Vagris
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Jānis Vagris was a Latvian politician. He served as the sixth Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1985 to 1988, and as Secretary of the Centra
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
…republic (1989–1990) First Secretary • 1940–1959 Jānis Kalnbērziņš • 1959–1966 Arvīds Pelše • 1966–1984 Augusts Voss • 1984–1988 Boris Pugo • 1988–1990 Jānis Vagris Head of state • 1940–1952 (first) Augusts Kirhenšteins • 1988–1990 (last) Anatolijs Gorbunovs Head of government • 1940–1959 (first) Vilis Lācis…
Jānis Vagris