Supreme Council of Latvia

Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republikas Augstākā Padome
Latvia (1990–1993)
Coat of arms of Latvia
Type
Type	Unicameral
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 to 1993, after the restoration of independence. The Supreme Council was elected on 18 March 1990 as the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR.^[1] On 4 May 1990 it declared the restoration of independence of Latvia and began a transitional period that lasted 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.