Supreme Soviet of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR (Latvian: Latvijas PSR Augstākā Padome; Russian: Верховный Совет Латвийской ССР, Verkhovnyy Sovet Latvyyskoy SSR) was the supreme soviet (main legislative institution) of the Latvian SSR, one of the union republics of the Soviet Union. The Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR was established in 1940 and finally disbanded in 1990 and was briefly succeeded by the Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia. According to the 1978 Constitution of the Latvian SSR, representatives could serve an unlimited amount of 5-year terms. The Supreme Soviet consisted of 325 deputies before its dissolution.
Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR | |
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| Latvian SSR (1940–1941, 1944–1990) | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Established | 1940 1947 (Re-established) |
| Disbanded | 1941 (Nazi occupation) 1990 |
| Preceded by | People's Parliament |
| Succeeded by | Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | Anatolijs Gorbunovs (last) |
Chairman of the Presidium | Anatolijs Gorbunovs (last) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 1990 |
| Meeting place | |
| House of the Livonian Noble Corporation, Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | |
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