Kārlis Ulmanis
Kārlis Ulmanis | |
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| 4th President of Latvia* | |
| In office 11 April 1936 – 21 July 1940 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself Augusts Kirhenšteins (under Soviet occupation) |
| Vice President | Jānis Balodis |
| Preceded by | Alberts Kviesis |
| Succeeded by | Augusts Kirhenšteins Acting, as Prime minister under Soviet occupation Anatolijs Gorbunovs As the head of state after the restoration of Latvian independence Guntis Ulmanis As 5th President of Latvia |
| 1st Prime Minister of Latvia | |
| In office 19 November 1918 – 18 June 1921 | |
| President | Jānis Čakste |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics |
| In office 24 December 1925 – 6 May 1926 | |
| President | Jānis Čakste |
| Preceded by | Hugo Celmiņš |
| Succeeded by | Arturs Alberings |
| In office 27 March 1931 – 5 December 1931 | |
| President | Alberts Kviesis |
| Preceded by | Hugo Celmiņš |
| Succeeded by | Marģers Skujenieks |
| In office 17 March 1934 – 17 June 1940 | |
| President | Alberts Kviesis Himself |
| Preceded by | Ādolfs Bļodnieks |
| Succeeded by | Augusts Kirhenšteins under Soviet occupation |
| Foreign Minister of Latvia | |
| In office 4 May 1926 – 17 December 1926 | |
| Prime Minister | Arturs Alberings |
| Preceded by | Hermanis Albats (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Felikss Cielēns |
| In office 24 March 1931 – 4 December 1931 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Hugo Celmiņš |
| Succeeded by | Kārlis Zariņš |
| In office 17 March 1934 – 17 April 1936 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Voldemārs Salnais |
| Succeeded by | Vilhelms Munters |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kārlis Augusts Vilhelms Ulmanis 4 September 1877 |
| Died | 20 September 1942 (aged 65) |
| Resting place | Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan |
| Party | Latvian Farmers' Union (1917–1934) |
| Alma mater | University of Nebraska |
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| *Self-proclaimed | |
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Leader of Latvia
1918–1921, 1925–1926, 1931, 1934–1940
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Kārlis Augusts Vilhelms Ulmanis (Latvian: [ˈkaːrlis ˈɑuɡusts ˈvilxɛlms ˈuɫmɑnis]; 4 September 1877 – 20 September 1942) was a Latvian politician and dictator. He was one of the most prominent Latvian politicians of pre-World War II Latvia during the Interwar period of independence from November 1918 to June 1940 and served as the country's first prime minister.
He served four times as prime minister, the last time as the head of an authoritarian regime, during which he subsequently also adopted the title of President of Latvia. The legacy of his dictatorship continues to divide public opinion in Latvia today.