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1st president of Latvia (1859-1927)

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Born
1859
Died
1927
Works
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  • Taisnība vienmēr uzvarēs

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Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Latvia
Active from
1978-05-29
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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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1859-09-14
date of death
1927-03-14
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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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