Latvia: Polity Style: 1918-1940
| 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 | Latvia is declared a Socialist Republic of Councils in accordance with a declaration passed by the People's Assembly (Tautas Saeima) of the Republic of Latvia on 21 Jul 1940 (Latvia Official Gazette, No. 163, 22 Jul 1940, p. 3) |
- Also in official use: Latvijas Republika, Latvijas Demokrātiskā Republika
Last update: 05 Dec 2024