Latvian People's Council

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The Latvian People's Council ( Latvian : Latvijas Tautas padome ) was the council assembly that declared Latvian independence in November 1918 and then acted as a transitional parliament until a constituent assembly could be elected.

The Latvian People's Council was formed on November 17, 1918 by amalgamating the assemblies of two Latvian organizations: the Latviešu Pagaidu Nacionalā padome / LPNP and the Democratic Bloc ( Demokrātiskais bloks ). The Latvian People's Council originally consisted of 40 members who belonged to all major parties in Latvia (with the exception of the extreme right and extreme left). It was later expanded to 245 representatives.

On November 18, 1918 , the Latvian People's Council declared Latvia independent. Jānis Čakste became chairman of the council and Kārlis Ulmanis became the country's first prime minister . The Latvian People's Council served as a transitional parliament until May 1, 1920, when the Constituent Assembly (Lat .: Satversmes sapulce ) was elected.

literature

  • Barba Ekmane (Ed.): 1918.-1920. gads Latvijas Republikas Pagaidu valdības sēžu protokolos, notikumos, atmiņās Riga 2013, ISBN 978-998-484-0277
  • Hans von Rimscha , Hellmuth Weiss : From the Baltic provinces to the Baltic states. Contributions to the genesis of the republics of Estonia and Latvia. Vol. I: 1917-1918, Vol. II: 1918-1920, JG Herder Institute, Marburg 1971, 1977.
  • Edgars Andersons: Latvijas vēsture 1914–1920. Stockholm 1967.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Adolfs Silde: Development of the Republic of Latvia . In: Boris Meissner (ed.): The Baltic Nations: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania . Markus-Verlag, Cologne 1990, ISBN 3-87511-041-2 , pp. 63–74, here p. 64.