... soldiers had entered Lithuania days before, the Latvian Government felt they had no choice; they followed orders. Soviet Troops occuplied Latvia on June 17th. False elections were held, and the and the newly elected "People's Assembly" declared Latvia a "Socialist Societ Replublic", and applied for admission into the Soviet Union. Latvia was incorporated into the Soviet Union on August 5, 1940.
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