Constitution of the Latvian SSR (1940)
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The Constitution of the Latvian SSR (1940) was the Soviet-imposed fundamental law that reorganized Latvia as a socialist republic within the USSR following its occupation and annexation in 1940.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet republic constitution
ⓘ
constitution ⓘ fundamental law ⓘ |
| actualPower | Communist Party leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedAfter |
Soviet occupation of Latvia (1940)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
annexation of Latvia by the USSR ⓘ |
| appliesTo | territory of Latvia ⓘ |
| basedOn |
1936 Constitution of the USSR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stalin Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedFreedoms |
freedom of assembly
ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ |
| claimedRights |
right to education
ⓘ
right to rest and leisure ⓘ right to social security ⓘ right to work ⓘ |
| country | Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declaredFormOfState | socialist republic ⓘ |
| declaredSovereignty | formally part of the USSR ⓘ |
| definedExecutive | Council of People’s Commissars of the Latvian SSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedHeadOfState | Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedLegislature | Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantParty | Communist Party of Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicSystem |
planned economy
ⓘ
socialist ownership of means of production ⓘ |
| electoralPrinciple | universal suffrage in form ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | single‑list elections ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Sovietization of the Baltic states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Latvian
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| legalStatus | imposed constitution ⓘ |
| partyRole | leading role of the Communist Party ⓘ |
| politicalSystem |
one‑party system
ⓘ
socialist state ⓘ |
| providedFor |
Council of People’s Commissars of the Latvian SSR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
People’s Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ Procuracy NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedProperty |
collective farm property
ⓘ
state property ⓘ |
| reorganized | Republic of Latvia as a Soviet socialist republic ⓘ |
| replaced | Constitution of the Republic of Latvia (1922) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restrictedRights |
political pluralism
ⓘ
private property in key sectors ⓘ |
| subordination | Constitution of the USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supersededBy | later constitutions of the Latvian SSR ⓘ |
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