Committee for State Security of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
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Committee for State Security of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Latvian: Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskās Republikas Valsts drošības komiteja; (Russian: Комитет государственной безопасности Латвийской ССР) or KGB of LSSR (Latvian: VDK) was the secret police and state security organization of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic.[1] It was controlled by the Soviet KGB and was established on April 10, 1954 and dissolved on August 24, 1991.
The chairmen of the KGB of LSSR were:
- Jānis Vēvers (April 10, 1954 - January 30, 1963);[2][3]
- Longīns Avdjukēvičs (January 30, 1963 - November 21, 1981);[4][5][6]
- Boriss Pugo (November 21, 1981 - May 24, 1984);[7][8][9]
- Staņislavs Zukulis (May 24, 1984 - March 15, 1990)[10][11][12]
- Edmunds Johansons (March 15, 1990 - August 24, 1991).[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]