Augusts Kirhenšteins, formerly spelt Kirchenšteins (September 18, 1872 in Mazsalaca

Mazsalaca

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 – November 3, 1963 in Riga

Riga

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), was a Latvian

Latvians

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 microbiologist

Microbiology

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 and educator. He was prime minister

Prime minister

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 of Latvia June 20, 1940-August 25, 1940 and Acting President of Latvia July 21, 1940-August 25, 1940. It was Kirhenšteins pro-Soviet

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 government that requested the incorporation of Latvia

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 into the USSR after the annexation

Occupation of Latvia 1940-1945

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 of the country in 1940. He was Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic 1940-1952.

External links

"Augusts Kirhenšteins" at the Latvian Education Informatization System (LIIS).