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Anatolijs Gorbunovs

b. 1942 · 20th century

Anatolijs Gorbunovs is a Latvian politician who chaired the Supreme Council of the Latvian SSR from 1988. Under his chairmanship the council declared the restoration of Latvia's independence on 4 May 1990, completed on 21 August 1991. He served as head of state of restored Latvia until 1993 and later as a minister and member of parliament.

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Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Anatolijs Gorbunovs. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/anatolijs-gorbunovs
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