Kārlis Ulmanis

Prime Minister of Latvia

4 September 1877 Bērze, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire

20 September 1942(1942-09-20) (65) Krasnovodsk, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union

19 November 1918 – 18 June 1921

Latvian politician This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Kārlis Ulmanis" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2013 ) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Kārlis Augusts Vilhelms Ulmanis ( , (4 September 1877 – 20 September 1942) was a Latvian politician. 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. 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.