Jānis Čakste, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jānis Čakste

President of Latvia

Date of Birth: 14-Sep-1859

Place of Birth: Viesturi Parish, Rundāle Municipality, Latvia

Date of Death: 14-Mar-1927

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: Latvia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Janis Kristaps Cakste (14 September 1859 – 14 March 1927) was a Latvian politician and lawyer who served as the first head of an independent Latvian state as the Chairman of the People's Council (1918–1920), the Speaker of the Constitutional Assembly (1920–1922), and as the first President of Latvia (1922–1927).