Pēteris Zālīte (1 December 1864,

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(now

Smiltene Municipality Smiltene Municipality () is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by Merger (politics), merging the town of Smiltene with the rural parishes of Bilska Parish, Bilska, Blome Parish, Blome, Branti Parish, Branti, Gru ...

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– 18 August 1939,

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) was a

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n philosopher, journalist and politician. He became a member of the 3rd Saeima in January 1931, representing the

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and replacing Kārlis Balodis. In the elections4.Saeimas vēlēšanas
/ref> to the 4th Saeima in October 1931, he retained his seat, which he held until the Saeima was dissolved following the

1934 Latvian coup d'état The 1934 Latvian coup d'état () known in Latvia also as the 15 May Coup (''15. maija apvērsums'') or Ulmanis' Coup (''Ulmaņa apvērsums''), was a self-coup by the veteran Prime Minister Kārlis Ulmanis against the parliamentary system in Lat ...

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1864 births 1939 deaths People from Smiltene Municipality People from Cēsis county Labour League of Latvia politicians Deputies of the 3rd Saeima Deputies of the 4th Saeima Latvian journalists University of Jena alumni Academic staff of the University of Latvia Journalists from the Russian Empire {{Latvia-politician-stub