Latviešu Pagaidu Nacionālā Padome
Latvijas Pagaidu Nacionalā Padome (Latvia's Provisional National Council) was an amalgamation of political groups that declared independent Latvia on November 29, 1917. A year later, the council merged with the Democratic Bloc to form the Latvian People's Council , which proclaimed the Republic of Latvia on November 18, 1918 .
It was founded on October 13, 1917 in St. Petersburg . Various Latvian political parties were represented, excluding the Latvian national minorities as well as the Mensheviks and Bolsheviks . The political position of the provisional National Council was radical and anti-German.
The work of the council was made more difficult by the occupation of Latvian territory first by the Germans and then by the Bolsheviks.
In 1917, in the German-occupied part of Latvia, a rival organization was established that also included the Mensheviks. This was the "Democratic Bloc" with the later head of state Kārlis Ulmanis as chairman.
After a compromise on the future ministerial posts, the two organizations merged to form the Latvian People's Council in November 1918.
literature
- Latvijas Brīvības cīņas 1918 - 1920 . Enciklopēdija. Rīga: Preses nams, 1999.
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to www.valka.lv/valkas-pilseta/ ( Memento of the original from February 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. it was November 30, 1917.
