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The First Latvian National Awakening began in the 1850s and continued to bear fruit after World War I when, after two years of struggle in the Latvian War of Independence, Latvia finally won sovereign independence, as recognised by Soviet Russia in 1920 and by the international community in 1921.
An independent Latvia was proclaimed. 1919: Latvian rouble currency introduced. [3] 1920: 11 August: The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty was signed. 1921: 22 September: Latvia became a member of the League of Nations. 1922: February: A Latvian constitution was adopted. 1934: 15 May: Prime Minister Kārlis Ulmanis took power in a bloodless coup d ...
The Latvian War of Independence (Latvian: Latvijas Neatkarības karš), sometimes called Latvia's freedom battles (Latvijas brīvības cīņas) or the Latvian War of Liberation (Latvijas atbrīvošanas karš), was a series of military conflicts in Latvia between 5 December 1918, after the newly proclaimed Republic of Latvia was invaded by Soviet Russia, and the signing of the Latvian-Soviet ...
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By 1920, German troops had withdrawn and the Russian Civil War was in its final phase. Consequently, the Baltic states signed peace treaties with Soviet Russia. Estonia signed the Treaty of Tartu on 2 February, Lithuania signed the Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty on 12 July and Latvia signed the Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty on 15 August 1920. [3]
13 January 1920: Government of the Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic resigns; 1 February 1920: A ceasefire between Russia and Latvia is signed; 11 August 1920: The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty is signed; 4 October 1920: Ratifications are exchanged in Moscow and the treaty goes into effect.
After the liberation of Latgale in January, the Ulmanis government signed an armistice with Soviet Russia on February 21, 1920, and a peace treaty on August 11, 1920. Elections for the Constituent Assembly were held in Latvia between 14 and 16 April 1920.
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