Ādolfs Bļodnieks (24 July 1889 – 21 March 1962) held the office of Prime Minister of Latvia from 24 March 1933 – 16 March 1934, for the New Farmers' Party.[1]

Ādolfs Bļodnieks
9th Prime Minister of Latvia
In office
24 March 1933 – 16 March 1934
PresidentAlberts Kviesis
Preceded byMarģers Skujenieks
Succeeded byKārlis Ulmanis
Personal details
Born(1889-07-24)24 July 1889
Courland Governorate, Russian Empire
Died21 March 1962(1962-03-21) (aged 72)
New York City, U.S.
NationalityLatvian
Political partyNew Farmers-Small Landowners Party
Other political
affiliations
Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party
SpouseAnna Bļodniece
EducationHarvard University
Signature
Williamsburg Declaration signed by A.Blodnieks in Williamsburg, Va. From left A.Klive, Prof.P.Starcs, Mrs.E.Svuksts, Prof.P.Lejins, President of the Latvian Global Assn
A.Blodnieks delivering an address at Woodrow Wilson's commemoration ceremonies in New York. Next to him Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
Members of the Latvian Central Council, leading the Latvian resistance during the German occupation. From left to right A.Blodnieks; A.Klive; Bishop J.Rancans, Chairman; V.Bastjanis; R.Liepins, Secr.General, V.Slakans
A.Blodnieks at the anti-communist exh. in the Free Baltic House. From left S.Mikolajczyk (Prime Minister of Poland), Admiral H.B.Miller (President of the European Committee), F.Nagy (Prime Minister of Hungary)
A press conference at the Committee for The Free Latvia in New York. CFL Representatives of newspaper "Latvija", "Amerikas Latvietis", "Laiks"
Collection by the Latvian Red Cross - a list of those Latvian citizens arrested by the Soviets in June 1941, and without any investigation or trial deported to distant places by Soviet police
From left Prof. Dr. Arnolds Spekke, Latvian Envoy in Washington, D.C., A. Blodnieks, Mrs. A. Spekke
A. Blodnieks presiding at the International Union's congress in Paris, France
The Latvian Delegation to the International Peasant Union's Congress in Paris, France. Sitting from left Mrs.A.Silde, A.Blodnieks, E.Lappuke, Mrs.Z.Blodnieks, Mrs.E.Kronbergs. Back - Mr.A.Silde, Mr.A.Abakuks, Mr.Kalnins
International Peasant Union's congress in New York. Members of the Latvian New Farmers and Smallholders Party with the representatives of Asian nations
Latvian Smallholders Party's conference. From left R. Kronbergs, A. Blodnieks, Latvian youth representatives Miss Dzirkalis and Miss Reinbergs, E. L. Packer, V. Nollendorf, A. Ozolins and K. Petersons
Central Board of the Latvian New Farms and Smallholders Party in Exile. From left to right K. Peterson, K. Migla, A. Blodnieks, A. Ozolins, A. Dzirkalis and K. Mantinieks
Banners of the Latvian New Farms and Smallholders Party lowered to honor the heroes of the Independence War buried at the Brethren Cemetery in Riga
The last congress of the Latvian New Farms and Smallholders Party held in Latvia. 634 party branches from all provinces of the country represented
Council of the Banks of Latvia
The proclamation of Independent Latvia in the National Theatre, Riga, on November 18th, 1918
The Undefeated Nation by Adolfs Blodnieks Prime Minister of Latvia. Robert Speller & Sons, Publishers, Inc. NY, 1960
The Undefeated Nation by Adolfs Blodnieks Prime Minister of Latvia


Published works

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  • The Undefeated Nation. Speller & Sons, New York. 1960.

References

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  1. ^ Treijs, Rihards (2004). Prezidenti: Latvijas valsts un ministru prezidenti (1918-1940) (in Latvian). Riga: Latvijas Vēstnesis. ISBN 9984-731-47-2.
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Latvia
24 March 1933 – 16 March 1934
Succeeded by