Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republikas Augstākā Padome | |
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Latvia (1990–1993) | |
Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Established | 1990 |
Disbanded | 1993 |
Preceded by | Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR |
Succeeded by | Saeima |
Leadership | |
Chairman | Anatolijs Gorbunovs (last) |
Elections | |
Last election | 1990 |
Meeting place | |
House of the Livonian Noble Corporation, Riga, Latvia |
The Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republikas Augstākā Padome) was the transitional parliament of Latvia from 1990[1] to 1993, after the restoration of independence. The Supreme Council was elected on 18 March 1990 as the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR.[2] On 4 May 1990 it declared the restoration of independence of Latvia and began a transitional period which was to last until the election of a new Saeima to replace it. Independence was fully restored on 21 August 1991 during the Soviet coup attempt. The Supreme Council ended its work in 6 July 1993, with the first session of the fifth Saeima.