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Jānis Čakste

1859 - 1927

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Jānis Kristaps Čakste (Russian: Ива́н Христофо́рович Ча́ксте; 14 September 1859 – 14 March 1927) was a Latvian politician and lawyer who served as the first head of an independent Latvian state as the Chairman of the People's Council (1918–1920), the Speaker of the Constitutional Assembly (1920–1922), and as the first President of Latvia (1922–1927). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jānis Čakste is the 5,795th most popular politician (up from 6,469th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Latvia (up from 29th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Latvian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jānis Čakste ranks 5,795 out of 19,576. Before him are Licio Gelli, Erwig, Acamapichtli, Zvi Zamir, Oldřich, Duke of Bohemia, and Federico Mayor Zaragoza. After him are Jim Fouché, Kersti Kaljulaid, Alice Weidel, Jan Smuts, Hakor, and Matthias Gallas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1859, Jānis Čakste ranks 33. Before him are Bertha Pappenheim, Peter Altenberg, Diana Abgar, George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., Pavel Milyukov, and Thibaw Min. After him are Alexandru Averescu, Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia, Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Francesc Macià, Fusajiro Yamauchi, and Natalie of Serbia. Among people deceased in 1927, Jānis Čakste ranks 33. Before him are Max Hoffmann, Adolph Joffe, Eugène Atget, Gösta Mittag-Leffler, Saad Zaghloul, and Vladimir Bekhterev. After him are Miguel, Duke of Braganza, Shote Galica, Boris Kustodiev, Sisowath of Cambodia, James Oliver Curwood, and Sergey Sazonov.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Jānis Čakste ranks 26 out of 323. Before him are Ernst Johann von Biron (1690), Egils Levits (1955), Valdis Zatlers (1955), Jānis Pujats (1930), Guntis Ulmanis (1939), and Rainis (1865). After him are Pauline Therese of Württemberg (1800), Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (1751), Laimdota Straujuma (1951), Frederick William, Duke of Courland (1692), Viktors Arājs (1910), and Pēteris Vasks (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In Latvia

Among politicians born in Latvia, Jānis Čakste ranks 11. Before him are Andris Bērziņš (1944), Peter von Biron (1724), Ernst Johann von Biron (1690), Egils Levits (1955), Valdis Zatlers (1955), and Guntis Ulmanis (1939). After him are Pauline Therese of Württemberg (1800), Laimdota Straujuma (1951), Frederick William, Duke of Courland (1692), Frederick Casimir Kettler (1650), Wilhelm Kettler (1574), and Pēteris Stučka (1865).

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