latvia became part of the soviet union on december 13, 1938.
latvia became part of the soviet union on december 13, 1938.
when did latvia became part of the soviet union?
december 13, 1938
seven months later, the soviet foreign minister vyacheslav molotov accused the baltic states of conspiracy against the soviet union. on june 16, 1940, threatening an invasion, soviet union issued an ultimatum demanding that the government be replaced and that an unlimited number of soviet troops be admitted. knowing that the red army had entered lithuania a day before, that its troops were massed along the eastern border and mindful of the soviet military bases in western latvia, the government acceded to the demands, and soviet troops occupied the country on june 17. staged elections were held july 14–15, 1940, and the results were announced in moscow 12 hours before the polls closed; soviet documents show the election results were forged. the newly elected "people's assembly" declared latvia a socialist soviet republic and applied for admission into the soviet union on july 21. latvia was incorporated into the soviet union on august 5, 1940. latvian diplomatic service continued to function in exile while the republic was under the soviet control.
history of latvia
on 23 august 1939, the soviet union and germany signed the molotov-ribbentrop non-aggression agreement. latvia was included in the soviet sphere of interest. on 17 june 1940, latvia was occupied by soviet forces. the karlis ulmanis government was removed, and new illegitimate elections were held on 21 june 1940 with only one party listed, "electing" a fake parliament which made resolution to join the soviet union, with the resolution having already been drawn up in moscow prior the election. latvia became part of the soviet union on 5 august, and on 25 august all people in latvia became citizens of the soviet union. the ministry of foreign affairs was closed isolating latvia from the rest of the world.
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