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Kārlis Ulmanis

Bērze 1877 - Krasnovodsk prison, Soviet Union 1942
prominent Latvian politician in pre-World War II Latvia during the Latvian period of independence from 1918 to 1940
(Wikipedia)

Uldis Kurzemnieks
2003

Description

Bronze statue of Ulmanis, walking, with his hat in his left hand.

Inscription(s)

K. Ulmanis

KĀRLIS ULMANIS
1877.4.ix-1942.20.ix
latvijas valsts pirmais ministru prezidents
latvijas valsts prezidents 1936.-1940.
padomju totalitārā režīma upuris
kapa vieta nav zināma.
vispirms brīvība, tauta, valsts,
un tikai tad es pats.
KĀRLIS ULMANIS
sept.4,1877-sept.20,1942
the first prime minister of latvia
president of latvia (1936-1940)
victim of soviet totalitarian regime,
place of burial unknown
"freedom, nation, country - ahead of me"

Annotation

The architect of the monument is Arnis Lukševics.

Artist

Uldis Kurzemnieks, Latvin sculptor.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Kanālmalas apstādījumi.
Rīgas pieminekļu aģentüra.

Location (N 56°57'14" - E 24°6'29") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: lv054; Photograph: 10 July 2013
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