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Miķelis Valters
Latvian politician (1874-1968) · Latvia · On the map · Politicians · Died at 93
Miķelis Valters was the first Latvian Minister of the Interior (1918-1919), member of the New Current intellectual movement, lawyer, politician, diplomat, social activist, and one of the authors of the Latvian Constitution. He was the first social activist who publicly advocated for a sovereign Latvian state.
Miķelis Valters is read about 3 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 7 July 2026
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The provisional government of Latvia (Liepāja, April 1919). 1st row from left: Spricis Paegle, Miķelis Valters, Kārlis Ulmanis, Teodors Hermanovskis, Kārlis Kasparsons; 2nd row from left: Jānis Blumbergs, Eduards Strautnieks (Minister of Justice), Dāvids Rudzītis (State Chancery Director), Jānis Zālītis, Kārlis Puriņš.
The Latvian delegation in Paris after receiving de jure recognition by the Entente Supreme Council in 1921. 1st row from the left, Miķelis Valters, Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics, Jānis Lazdiņš; 2nd row from the left: Oļģerds Grosvalds, Georgs Bisenieks, Jānis Tepfers.Awards
About this person
In the 1903 journal "Proletārietis" he wrote the article "Patvaldību nost! Krieviju nost!" Recipient of the Order of the Three Stars Commander Grand Cross.
Country
Latvia
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1874 to 1968 · aged 93
