Jānis Kalnbērziņš
Latvian Communist politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jānis Kalnbērziņš (17 September 1893 – 4 February 1986) was a Latvian Soviet politician and statesman who was the first secretary of the Communist Party of Latvia and the first de facto leader of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic.
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Jānis Kalnbērziņš | |
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First Secretary of the Communist Party of Latvia | |
In office 21 June 1940 – 25 November 1959 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Arvīds Pelše |
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR | |
In office 27 November 1959 – 5 May 1970 | |
Preceded by | Kārlis Ozoliņš |
Succeeded by | Vitālijs Rubenis |
Personal details | |
Born | (1893-09-17)17 September 1893 Rīgas apriņķis, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire |
Died | 4 February 1986(1986-02-04) (aged 92) Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union |
Nationality | Latvian |
Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
Alma mater | Communist University of the National Minorities of the West |
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