Jānis Čakste
President of Latvia from 1918 to 1927 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jānis Kristaps Čakste (14 September 1859 – 14 March 1927) was a Latvian politician and lawyer who served as the first head of an independent Latvian state as the Chairman of the People's Council (1918–1920), the Speaker of the Constitutional Assembly (1920–1922), and as the first President of Latvia (1922–1927).[1]
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Jānis Kristaps Čakste | |
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1st President of Latvia | |
In office 17 December 1918 – 14 March 1927 Acting: 17 December 1918 – 14 November 1922 | |
Prime Minister | Kārlis Ulmanis Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics Jānis Pauļuks Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics Voldemārs Zāmuēls Hugo Celmiņš Kārlis Ulmanis Arturs Alberings Marģers Skujenieks |
Succeeded by | Pauls Kalniņš (Acting) |
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Born | 14 September 1859 Sesava Parish, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire (now (Viesturi Parish, Bauska Municipality, Latvia) |
Died | 14 March 1927 (aged 67) Riga, Latvia |
Political party | Kadets (1906) Latvian Farmers' Union (1917–1919) Democratic Centre (1922–1927) |
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