Jānis Čakste
Jānis Kristaps Čakste | |
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Čakste in 1926 | |
| 1st President of Latvia | |
| In office 17 December 1918 – 14 March 1927 Acting: 17 December 1918 – 14 November 1922 | |
| Prime Minister | Kārlis Ulmanis Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics Jānis Pauļuks Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics Voldemārs Zāmuēls Hugo Celmiņš Kārlis Ulmanis Arturs Alberings Marģers Skujenieks |
| Succeeded by | Pauls Kalniņš (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 September 1859 Sesava Parish, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire (now Jelgava Municipality, Latvia) |
| Died | 14 March 1927 (aged 67) Riga, Latvia |
| Political party | Kadets (1906) Latvian Farmers' Union (1917–1919) Democratic Centre (1922–1927) |
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Jānis Kristaps Čakste (Russian: Ива́н Христофо́рович Ча́ксте; 14 September 1859 – 14 March 1927) was a Latvian politician and lawyer who served as the first head of an independent Latvian state as the Chairman of the People's Council (1918–1920), the Speaker of the Constitutional Assembly (1920–1922), and as the first President of Latvia (1922–1927).