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Kārlis Ulmanis

1877 - 1942

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Kārlis Augusts Vilhelms Ulmanis (Latvian: [ˈkaːrlis ˈɑuɡusts ˈvilxɛlms ˈuɫmɑnis]; 4 September 1877 – 20 September 1942) was a Latvian politician and a dictator. He was one of the most prominent Latvian politicians of pre-World War II Latvia during the Interwar period of independence from November 1918 to June 1940 and served as the country's first prime minister. He served four times as prime minister, the last time as the head of an authoritarian regime, during which he subsequently also adopted the title of President of Latvia. The legacy of his dictatorship continues to divide public opinion in Latvia today. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kārlis Ulmanis is the 2,678th most popular politician (up from 2,823rd in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Latvia and the 2nd most popular Latvian Politician.

Kārlis Ulmanis was most famous for being the president of Latvia from 1934 to 1940.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kārlis Ulmanis ranks 2,678 out of 19,576. Before him are Abgar V, Ricimer, Jehoahaz of Judah, Shah Jahan II, Mithridates I of Parthia, and Shigeru Ishiba. After him are Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, Emperor Higashiyama, Gustav Bauer, James Francis Edward Stuart, and Michael Bloomberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1877, Kārlis Ulmanis ranks 19. Before him are Edgar Cayce, Raoul Dufy, Gabriele Münter, Louis Renault, G. H. Hardy, and Kees van Dongen. After him are Jesse Livermore, Maurice Halbwachs, Alfred Cortot, Ernst von Dohnányi, Mykola Leontovych, and Aga Khan III. Among people deceased in 1942, Kārlis Ulmanis ranks 21. Before him are Robert Bosch, William G. Morgan, Franz Boas, Irène Némirovsky, Bruno Schulz, and Sabina Spielrein. After him are François Darlan, Michel Fokine, Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia, Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia, Carole Lombard, and Jozef Gabčík.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Kārlis Ulmanis ranks 9 out of 323. Before him are Mikhail Tal (1936), Mark Rothko (1903), Isaiah Berlin (1909), Mariss Jansons (1943), Mikhail Baryshnikov (1948), and Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (1937). After him are Nicolai Hartmann (1882), Ernst Gideon von Laudon (1717), Aron Nimzowitsch (1886), Gidon Kremer (1947), Jacob Kettler (1610), and Andris Bērziņš (1944).

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Among POLITICIANS In Latvia

Among politicians born in Latvia, Kārlis Ulmanis ranks 2. Before him are Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (1937). After him are Ernst Gideon von Laudon (1717), Jacob Kettler (1610), Andris Bērziņš (1944), Peter von Biron (1724), Ernst Johann von Biron (1690), Egils Levits (1955), Valdis Zatlers (1955), Guntis Ulmanis (1939), Jānis Čakste (1859), and Pauline Therese of Württemberg (1800).

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