Latvia: Polity Style: 1918-2024 |
| 18 Nov 1918 |
Latvia is proclaimed an independent and sovereign state in accordance with a declaration adopted by the People's Council (Tautas Padome), session of the Council, Riga (Latvia Official Gazette, No. 1, 1/14 Dec 1918, p. 1; People's Council Proceedings, pp. 5-14) |
| 18 Nov 1918 - 6 Nov 1922 |
Latvija | Latvia [1] |
| 7 Nov 1922 |
the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republikas Satversme) is adopted by the Constituent Assembly (Satversmes sapulce) on 15 Feb 1922 and came into operation on the date (7 Nov 1922) specified by a law passed by the Constituent Assembly on 20 Jun 1922 (Latvia Official Gazette, No. 141, 30 Jun 1922, pp. 1-2) |
| 7 Nov 1922 - 21 Jul 1940 |
Latvijas Republika | Republic of Latvia |
| 21 Jul 1940 - 4 May 1990 |
continued in Latvia (Soviet Republic) |
| 4 May 1990 |
the declaration of the People's Assembly (Tautas Saeima) of Latvia of 21 Jul 1940, proclaiming Latvia a Soviet Socialist Republic, is recognized null and void; the effectiveness of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia of 1922 is restored in accordance with a declaration passsed by the Supreme Council (Augstākā Padome) of the Latvian SSR on 4 May 1990 (Cīņa, No. 99, 8 May 1990, p. 1) |
| 4 May 1990 - |
Latvijas Republika | Republic of Latvia [2] |
| 21 Aug 1991 |
Latvia is proclaimed an independent state in accordance with a Constitutional Law passed by the Supreme Council (Augstākā Padome) on 21 Aug 1991 (Diena, No. 161, Extra, 21 Aug 1991, p. 1; Latvijas Republikas Augstākās Padomes un Valdības Ziņotājs, No. 42, 24 Oct 1991) |
