Kārlis Ulmanis

Kārlis Ulmanis
Kārlis Ulmanis
4th President of Latvia*
	In office; 11 April 1936 – 21 July 1940
Prime Minister	Himself; Augusts Kirhenšteins (under Soviet occupation)
Vice President	Jānis Balodis
Preceded by	Alberts Kviesis
Succeeded by	Augusts Kirhenšteins; Acting, as Prime minister under Soviet occupation; ; Anatolijs Gorbunovs; Interim, after the restoration of Latvian independence
1st Prime Minister of Latvia
	In office; 19 November 1918 – 18 June 1921
President	Jānis Čakste
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics
	In office; 24 December 1925 – 6 May 1926
President	Jānis Čakste
Preceded by	Hugo Celmiņš
Succeeded by	Arturs Alberings
	In office; 27 March 1931 – 5 December 1931
President	Alberts Kviesis
Preceded by	Hugo Celmiņš
Succeeded by	Marģers Skujenieks
	In office; 17 March 1934 – 17 June 1940
President	Alberts Kviesis; Himself
Preceded by	Ādolfs Bļodnieks
Succeeded by	Augusts Kirhenšteins under Soviet occupation
Foreign Minister of Latvia
	In office; 4 May 1926 – 17 December 1926
Prime Minister	Arturs Alberings
Preceded by	Hermanis Albats (Acting)
Succeeded by	Felikss Cielēns
	In office; 24 March 1931 – 4 December 1931
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Hugo Celmiņš
Succeeded by	Kārlis Zariņš
	In office; 17 March 1934 – 17 April 1936
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Voldemārs Salnais
Succeeded by	Vilhelms Munters
Personal details
Born	Kārlis Augusts Vilhelms Ulmanis; 4 September 1877; Bērze, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	20 September 1942 (aged 65); Krasnovodsk, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union
Resting place	Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan
Political party	Latvian Farmers' Union (1917–1934)
Alma mater	University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Signature
	*Self-proclaimed

Kārlis Augusts Vilhelms Ulmanis ([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.

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