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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| h. Latvia | |
| 1990, May | |
| Latvia moved toward independence. On May 4, the new Supreme Soviet in Latvia passed an independence resolution by restoring the pre-1940 constitution of the independent Latvian republic, and changed its name to the Republic of Latvia. Its independence move, however, did not reject the validity of the Soviet constitution and laws. On May 14, Mikhail Gorbachev issued decrees outlawing the independence declaration of Latvia, asserting that it violated the USSR constitution and the laws of April 30, 1990. | 1 |
| May 3–4 | |
| Demonstrators, both pro- and anti-independence, gathered outside the Latvian Supreme Soviet building. On May 14, army cadets protested against independence outside the Supreme Soviet building. | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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