Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia | |
Native Name: | Latvijas Republikas Augstākā Padome |
Coa Caption: | Coat of arms of Latvia |
Established: | 1990 |
Disbanded: | 1993 |
Legislature: | Latvia (1990–1993) |
Leader1 Type: | Chairman |
Preceded By: | Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR |
Succeeded By: | Saeima |
Meeting Place: | House of the Livonian Noble Corporation, Riga, Latvia |
House Type: | Unicameral |
Last Election1: | 1990 |
The Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republikas Augstākā Padome) was the transitional parliament of Latvia from 1990[1] to 1993, after the restoration of independence. The Supreme Council was elected on 1990 as the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR.[2] On 1990 it declared the restoration of independence of Latvia and began a transitional period which was to last until the election of a new Saeima to replace it. Independence was fully restored on 1991 during the Soviet coup attempt. The Supreme Council ended its work in 1993, with the first session of the fifth Saeima.