List of First Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Latvia
The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Latvia was the leader of the Communist Party of Latvia, which was in turn a branch of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Below is a list of office-holders:
Name | Entered office | Left office |
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Jānis Kalnbērziņš[1] | August 25, 1940 | November 25, 1959 |
Arvīds Pelše | November 25, 1959 | April 15, 1966 |
Augusts Voss | April 15, 1966 | April 14, 1984 |
Boris Pugo | April 14, 1984 | October 4, 1988 |
Jānis Vagris | October 4, 1988 | April 7, 1990 |
Alfrēds Rubiks | April 7, 1990 | August 24, 1991 |
Footnotes
- ^ In RSFSR exile 1941-1944
Sources
- World Statesmen – Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
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Latvian SSR First Secretaries
- Jānis Kalnbērziņš
- Arvīds Pelše
- Augusts Voss
- Boris Pugo
- Jānis Vagris
- Alfrēds Rubiks
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