Tautas Padome (Latvia's People's Council) was a temporary council which declared Latvia's independence in 1918 and then acted as a temporary parliament until a Constitutional Assembly (Satversmes Sapulce) was elected. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Independence is the Self-government of a Nation, Country, or State by its residents and population or some portion thereof generally exercising Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those A constituent assembly is a body elected with the purpose of drafting and in some cases adopting a Constitution.
Tautas Padome was formed on November 17, 1918 as a result of merging two councils of Latvian organizations: the Temporary National Council of Latvia (Latvijas Pagaidu Nacionala Padome or LPNP) and the Democratic Bloc (Demokratiskais Bloks). Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Originally, Tautas Padome had 40 members representing all the major Latvian political organizations, except the far right and the far left (communists). Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based It was later expanded to 245 representatives.
On November 18, 1918, Tautas Padome declared Latvia an independent country. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull It had Jānis Čakste as its chairman and Kārlis Ulmanis as the prime minister of the temporary government. Jānis Čakste (born September 14, 1859 in Lielsesava Latvia, died March 14, 1927 in Riga, Latvia) was Kārlis Vilhelms Augusts Ulmanis (b September 4, 1877 in Bērze, Latvia – d This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Tautas Padome acted as a temporary parliament of Latvia until May 1, 1920 when the Constitutional Assembly (Satversmes Sapulce) was elected. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar