Jānis Kalnbērziņš

Jānis Kalnbērziņš
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Latvia
In office
21 June 1940 – 25 November 1959
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byArvīds Pelše
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR
In office
27 November 1959 – 5 May 1970
Preceded byKārlis Ozoliņš
Succeeded byVitālijs Rubenis
Personal details
Born(1893-09-17)17 September 1893
Died4 February 1986(1986-02-04) (aged 92)
PartyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party of Latvia
Alma materCommunist University of the National Minorities of the West
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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.