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Anatolijs Gorbunovs | |
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Anatolijs Gorbunovs | |
 Gorbunovs in 2015 | |
| Speaker of the Saeima | |
| In office 6 July 1993 –7 November 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Position established (Himself as Chairman of the Supreme Council) |
| Succeeded by | Ilga Kreituse |
| Chairman of the Supreme Council | |
| In office 3 May 1990 –6 July 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Position established (Himself as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet) |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished (Himself as Speaker of the Saeima Guntis Ulmanis as President of Latvia) |
| Chairman of the Supreme Soviet | |
| Preceded by | Aleksandrs Drīzulis |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished (Himself as Chairman of the Supreme Council) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 February 1942 |
| Party | Latvian Way |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party of Latvia (until 1991) |
Anatolijs Gorbunovs,born 10 February 1942),is a Latvian politician who served as the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet during the final years of the Soviet regime in Latvia and as Chairman of the Supreme Council of Latvia during the first years after the country regained its independence.
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In the latter capacity he was effectively the acting head of state before the election of the Fifth Saeima in 1993. He continued to serve as the Speaker of the Saeima until 1995.
