Class notes – Latvian history starting at 1940

Word dictionary
Deportation – Forceful moving of citizens to another area or another country.

Terror – Action taken with the goal to frighten, scare or destroy.

Occupation – Invading another country and taking its land with force.
Repression – Pressuring, removal of rights; forceful punishments provided by the country.
Genocide – Whole or partial destruction of specific groups of people.

Important dates and years

1940.-1941. – Soviet occupation. Latvia within PSRS.
1941.-1945. – German occupation.
1945.-1991. – Latvia within PSRS.
1991. – Latvian Republic restoration.
1986. – Making of the group “Helsinki 86”
1988. - Founding of the Popular Front.
1989. – “Baltijas ceļš”
May 4th, 1990. – Declaration on the restoration of independence of Latvia.
January 13th-27th, 1991. – Barricades in Riga.
August 21st 1991. - Constitutional law on the valsist status of the Latvian Republic.

For rememberance

• The European Union means the union of countries.

• There are 27 countries in the European Union as of 2022.
• Latvia joined the European Union at the year 2004.
• The head authorities for the European Union are located in Brussel, Luxemburg and
Strasbourg.
• The main focus of the European Union is to encourage teamwork and reciprocal
help.
• The European Union got its name in 1993.
• The flag of the European Union has 12 stars displayed on it.
• The “dad” of the European Union is Robert Schuman.