People's Council of Latvia

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The People's Council of Latvia was the provisional legislative body that declared Latvia's independence and functioned as its temporary parliament before the establishment of the Saeima.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical organization ⓘ
parliament ⓘ
provisional legislative body ⓘ
aim consolidation of Latvian statehood ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of Latvia ⓘ
linked to: Latvia
capital Riga ⓘ
category Defunct legislatures ⓘ
History of Latvia ⓘ
Latvian independence movement ⓘ
composition multi‑party ⓘ
country Latvia ⓘ
countryFormed Republic of Latvia ⓘ
linked to: Latvia
dissolved 1920 ⓘ
establishedFor transition to a permanent democratic parliament ⓘ
function exercise legislative power in Latvia on a provisional basis ⓘ
represent Latvian political forces during state formation ⓘ
governmentFormedBy Kārlis Ulmanis ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver Latvian Provisional Government ⓘ
hasJurisdiction territory of Latvia as claimed in 1918 ⓘ
hasMemberSelectionMethod appointment by political organizations ⓘ
hasPart Latvian Democratic Party representatives ⓘ
Latvian Farmers' Union representatives ⓘ
Latvian Nationalist parties representatives ⓘ
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party representatives ⓘ
minority party representatives ⓘ
hasRole legislative body ⓘ
hasTypeOfGovernment parliamentary system (provisional) ⓘ
headOfStateDuring Jānis Čakste ⓘ
inception 1918-11-17 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Latvian ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
legalStatus provisional ⓘ
legislativeBodyFor Republic of Latvia ⓘ
linked to: Latvia
legislativeProcess unicameral ⓘ
location Riga ⓘ
meetsAt Riga ⓘ
notableChairperson Jānis Čakste ⓘ
partOf Latvian War of Independence period ⓘ
politicalAlignment broad coalition ⓘ
precededBy Latvian Provisional National Council ⓘ
replacedBy Constitutional Assembly of Latvia ⓘ
Saeima ⓘ
role provisional legislature of Latvia ⓘ
temporary parliament of Latvia ⓘ
significantEvent adoption of basic laws of Latvia ⓘ
declaration of independence of Latvia ⓘ
formation of the first Latvian government ⓘ
temporalCoverage 1918–1920 ⓘ

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Saeima → replaced → People's Council of Latvia ⓘ
Government of Latvia → historicalPrecursor → Provisional Government of Latvia ⓘ
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People's Council of Latvia → role → temporary parliament of Latvia ⓘ
linked to: People's Council of Latvia
People's Council of Latvia → precededBy → Latvian Provisional National Council ⓘ
linked to: People's Council of Latvia
People's Council of Latvia → hasPart → Latvian Farmers' Union representatives ⓘ
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