Eduards Berklavs (June 15, 1914 - November 25, 2004) was a Latvian politician. June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Berklavs was born in Kuldiga County. During his youth, he was active in labour and communist organizations. In 1930s, he was arrested and served a prison sentence for his communist activities. After Latvia being occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940, he being a Komsomol and Communist Party official, rising to the deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers of Latvian SSR in 1950s. In this position, he opposed the Soviet policies of Russification, supported a larger role for Latvian language and proposed to limit immigration from other parts of Soviet Union to Latvia. This lead to him being labelled as Latvian nationalist and deposed from his position in 1959. Kuldīga county (Latvian: Kuldīgas rajons) is located at western part of Latvia along both sides of the river Venta. ... Labour (Commonwealth English) or labor (American English) may refer to one of the following. ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ... The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... Komsomol (Комсомол) is a syllabic abbreviation word, from the Russian Kommunisticheski Soyuz Molodiozhi (Коммунистический союз молодёжи), or Communist... In modern usage, the term communist party is generally used to identify any political party which has adopted communist ideology. ... State motto: Visu zemju proletārieÅ¡i, savienojieties! Official language Latvian, Russian (de facto). ... // Recovering from World War I and its aftermath, the economic miracle emerged in West Germany and Italy. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Nationalism is an ideology that creates and sustains a nation as a concept of a common identity for groups of humans. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In late 1980s, Berklavs became a Latvian independence activist. He was one of founders and the first chairman of Latvian National Independence Movement (LNNK), a pro-independence political organization. He was simultaneously active in Latvian Popular Front and the Congress of Citizens of Latvia. During this period, Berklavs was one of most prominent independence activists. He was elected to the Latvian parliament in 1990 and 1993 and, both times, was the oldest member of the parliament. The 1980s refers to the years of and between 1980 and 1989. ... The Popular Front of Latvia (Latvijas Tautas Fronte in Latvian) was a political organization in Latvia in late 1980s and early 1990s which lead Latvia to its independence from the Soviet Union. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...