Jānis Čakste

Politician

1859 – 1927

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Who was Jānis Čakste?

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.

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Born
Sep 14, 1859
Viesturi parish
Also known as
  • Janis Cakste
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Children
Ethnicity
  • Latvians
Nationality
  • Latvia
Profession
Education
  • Moscow State University
Died
Mar 14, 1927
Riga

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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