<P> The First Latvian National Awakening began in the 1850s and continued to bear fruit after World War I when , after two years of struggle in the Latvian War of Independence , Latvia finally won sovereign independence , as recognised by Soviet Russia in 1920 and by the international community in 1921 . The Constitution of Latvia was adopted in 1922 . Political instability and effects of the Great Depression led to the May 15 , 1934 coup d'état by Prime Minister Kārlis Ulmanis . Latvia 's independence was interrupted in June -- July 1940 , when the country was occupied and incorporated into the Soviet Union . In 1941 it was invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany , then reconquered by the Soviets in 1944 -- 45 . </P>
<P> The First Latvian National Awakening began in the 1850s and continued to bear fruit after World War I when , after two years of struggle in the Latvian War of Independence , Latvia finally won sovereign independence , as recognised by Soviet Russia in 1920 and by the international community in 1921 . The Constitution of Latvia was adopted in 1922 . Political instability and effects of the Great Depression led to the May 15 , 1934 coup d'état by Prime Minister Kārlis Ulmanis . Latvia 's independence was interrupted in June -- July 1940 , when the country was occupied and incorporated into the Soviet Union . In 1941 it was invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany , then reconquered by the Soviets in 1944 -- 45 . </P>
when did latvia gain independence from the soviet union
when did latvia gain independence from the soviet union
1920
1920