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Jānis Čakste
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Key facts
- 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)
- Born
- 14 September 1859, Sesava Parish , Courland Governorate , Russian Empire , (now Jelgava Municipality , Latvia)
- Died
- 14 March 1927 (aged 67), Riga , Latvia
- Party
- Kadets , (1906) , Latvian Farmers' Union , (1917–1919) , Democratic Centre , (1922–1927)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jānis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Latvia
- Place of death
- Riga
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Educated at
- Academia Petrina
- Employer
- University of Latvia
- Political party
- Constitutional Democratic Party
- Languages spoken
- Latvian
- Image
- Janis Cakste.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1859-09-14
- date of death
- 1927-03-14
- place of burial
- Forest Cemetery
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- Jānis Čakste
- name in native language
- Jānis Čakste
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- Jānis Čakste
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Encyclopedic overview
Jānis Kristaps Čakste (Russian: Ива́н Христофо́рович Ча́ксте; 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).
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