Latvia (Soviet Republic): Polity Style: 1918-1990 |
| 17 Dec 1918 |
declaration of Soviet republic |
| 17 Dec 1918 - 15 Jan 1919 |
Latvijas Padomju Republika | Latvian Soviet Republic |
| 15 Jan 1919 - 3 Jan 1920 |
Latvijas Sociālistiskā Padomju Republika | Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic |
| 3? Jan 1920 |
polity ceased to exist with the government leaving national territory |
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| 21 Jul 1940 |
Latvia is declared a Soviet Socialist Republic in accordance with a declaration passed by the People's Assembly (Tautas Saeima) on 21 Jul 1940 (Valdības Vēstnesis, No. 163, 22 Jul 1940, p. 3) |
| 21 Jul 1940 - 4 May 1990 |
Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskā Republika = (to 6 Oct 1988) Latvijskaja Sovetskaja Socialističeskaja Respublika (Латвийская Советская Социалистическая Республика) | Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic |
| 21 Jul 1940 |
Latvia applied for accession to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in accordance with a declaration passed by the People's Assembly (Tautas Saeima) on 21 Jul 1940 (Valdības Vēstnesis, No. 163, 22 Jul 1940, p. 3) |
| 5 Aug 1940 |
Latvia is admitted to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in accordance with a law passed by the Supreme Council of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics on 5 Aug 1940 (USSR Supreme Soviet, 1st Soviet, 7th session, 1940, 119-121, 187) |
| 6 Oct 1988 |
Latvian is declared state language in accordance with a law passed by the Supreme Council (Augstākā Padome) 6 Oct 1988 (Latvian SSR Supreme Council Records, No. 41, 13 Oct 1988; Cīņa, No. 233, 11 Oct 1988, p. 4) |
| 28 Jul 1989 |
Latvia is proclaimed a sovereign state in accordance with a declaration passed by the Supreme Council (Augstākā Padome) on 28 Jul 1989 (Cīņa, No. 174, 29 Jul 1989, p. 1) |
