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Born September 4, 1877 • Latvia
Died 1942 (aged 64)
Title / Office president (1936-1940), Latvia • prime minister (1934-1940), Latvia • prime minister (1931-1932), Latvia • prime minister (1925-1926), Latvia • prime minister (1918-1921), Latvia • president (1918-1918), Latvia

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