Tautas Padome
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Tautas padome or People's Council of Latvia was a temporary council which declared Latvia
's independence
in 1918 and then acted as a temporary parliament
until a Constitutional Assembly
(Satversmes sapulce) was elected.
Tautas padome was formed on November 17, 1918 as a result of merging two councils of Latvian organizations: the Temporary National Council of Latvia (Latvijas Pagaidu Nacionala padome or LPNP) and the Democratic Bloc (Demokratiskais bloks). Originally, Tautas padome had 40 members representing all the major Latvian political organizations, except the far right and the far left (communists). It was later expanded to 245 representatives.
On November 18, 1918, Tautas padome declared Latvia an independent country. It had Jānis Čakste
as its chairman and Kārlis Ulmanis
as the prime minister
of the temporary government. Tautas padome acted as a temporary parliament of Latvia until May 1, 1920 when the Constitutional Assembly (Satversmes sapulce) was elected.
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
's independence
Independence
Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state in which its residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory....
in 1918 and then acted as a temporary parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
until a Constitutional Assembly
Constituent assembly
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(Satversmes sapulce) was elected.
Tautas padome was formed on November 17, 1918 as a result of merging two councils of Latvian organizations: the Temporary National Council of Latvia (Latvijas Pagaidu Nacionala padome or LPNP) and the Democratic Bloc (Demokratiskais bloks). Originally, Tautas padome had 40 members representing all the major Latvian political organizations, except the far right and the far left (communists). It was later expanded to 245 representatives.
On November 18, 1918, Tautas padome declared Latvia an independent country. It had Jānis Čakste
Janis Cakste
Jānis Čakste was a Latvian politician and lawyer who served as the first head of independent Latvian state as the Chairman of Tautas Padome , the Speaker of the Constitutional Assembly , and as the first President of Latvia .- Youth :Čakste was born in the...
as its chairman and Kārlis Ulmanis
Karlis Ulmanis
Kārlis Augusts Vilhelms Ulmanis was a prominent Latvian politician in pre-World War II Latvia during the Latvian period of independence from 1918 to 1940.- Education and early career :Ulmanis studied agriculture at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich and...
as the prime minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
of the temporary government. Tautas padome acted as a temporary parliament of Latvia until May 1, 1920 when the Constitutional Assembly (Satversmes sapulce) was elected.
External links
- Tautas padome - in Latvian.