Augusts Kirhenšteins

Augusts Kirhenšteins, formerly spelt Kirchenšteins (18 September 1872 in Mazsalaca – 3 November 1963 in Riga), was a Latvian microbiologist and educator. He was prime minister of Latvia from 20 June 1940 to 25 August 1940 and Acting President of Latvia from 21 July 1940 to 25 August 1940. It was Kirhenšteins pro-Soviet government that requested the incorporation of Latvia into the USSR after the annexation of the country in 1940. He became a member of the Communist Party in 1941. He was Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic 1940-1952.

External links

(Latvian) "Augusts Kirhenšteins" at the Latvian Education Informatization System (LIIS).

Political offices
Preceded by Kārlis Ulmanis	Prime Minister of Latvia 1940	Succeeded by Position abolished

Prime Ministers of Latvia

1918–1940	Ulmanis Meierovics Pauļuks Meierovics Zāmuēls Celmiņš Ulmanis Alberings Skujenieks Juraševskis Celmiņš Ulmanis Skujenieks Bļodnieks Ulmanis

1990–present	Godmanis Birkavs Gailis Šķēle Krasts Krištopans Šķēle Bērziņš Repše Emsis Kalvītis Godmanis Dombrovskis Straujuma Kučinskis

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 15832497 LCCN: n83007020 ISNI: 0000 0000 2623 1641 GND: 128823976

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