Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic

The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Latvian SSR; Latvian: Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskā Republika; Russian: Латвийская Советская Социалистическая Республика, Latviyskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika), also known as Soviet Latvia or Latvia, was part of the Soviet Union, and existed from 1918 to 1920, and from 1940 to 1990.

Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskā Republika (Latvian) Латвийская Советская Социалистическая Республика (Russian)
1940–1941 1944–1990/91
Flag (1953–1990) State emblem (1940–1990)
Anthem: Anthem of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
Location of Latvia (red) within the Soviet Union
Status	Unrecognized Soviet Socialist Republic (1940–1941, 1944–1990/91)
Capital	Riga
Common languages	Latvian Russian
Government	Soviet Socialist Republic
First Secretary
• 1940–1959	Jānis Kalnbērziņš (first)
• 1990	Alfrēds Rubiks (last)
Historical era	World War II · Cold War
• Soviet occupation	17 June 1940
• SSR established	21 July 1940
• Illegally annexed by USSR, Latvia continued de jure	5 August 1940
• Nazi occupation	1941–1945
• Soviet re-occupation SSR re-established	1944/1945
• Independence restored	4 May 1990
• Independence recognized by the State Council of the Soviet Union	6 September 1991
Area
1989	64,589 km2 (24,938 sq mi)
Population
• 1989	2,666,567
Calling code	7 013
Today part of	Latvia