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Latvian-Soviet Peace Treaty
1920Aug, 11

The Latvian-Soviet Peace Treaty, which relinquished Russia's authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed, ending the Latvian War of Independence.

The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty, also known as the Treaty of Riga, was signed on 11 August 1920 by representatives of the Republic of Latvia and Soviet Russia. It officially ended the Latvian War of Independence.

In Article II of the treaty, Soviet Russia recognised the independence of Latvia as inviolable "for all future time".

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