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This is a list of wars that the Republic of Latvia has participated in.

According to the theory of state continuity of the Baltic states, the republic of Latvia existed as a de jure sovereign state from 17 June 1940 to 4 May 1990[citation needed] and was represented by the Latvian Diplomatic Service, which controlled limited state functions during its occupation. Latvia did not engage in warfare during this period.[citation needed]

  Victory
  Defeat
  Another result*
  Ongoing

*e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Latvia, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.

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Date Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Combatant 3 Result
1918–1920 Latvian War of Independence
Victory[1]
1919–1921 Polish–Soviet War Polish victory
1939–1945 World War II
Occupation of the Baltic states 		Latvia Republic of Latvia (1940) Soviet Union Soviet Union Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Nazi German defeat; Soviet victory
1945–1956 Guerrilla war in the Baltic states Estonia Estonian partisans
Latvia Latvian partisans
Lithuania Lithuanian partisans 		Soviet Union Soviet Union Soviet victory
  • Defeat of the partisans
1991
13–27 January 		The Barricades
(part of the Singing Revolution) 		Latvia Latvia Soviet Union Soviet Union Victory
  • Dissolution of Riga OMON [ru; lv]
  • Eventual independence of Latvia on 21 August 1991[1]
2001–2021 War on terror al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda
  • various allies
 Mixed results
2012- Central African Republic Civil War  Central African Republic

MINUSCA (since 2014)

 Rwanda

 Russia

 South Africa (2013)
MISCA (2013–2014)
EUFOR RCA

Coalition of Patriots for Change

Anti-balaka

MPC

Ongoing

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Letland §5. Geschiedenis". Encarta Encyclopedie Winkler Prins (in Dutch). Microsoft Corporation/Het Spectrum. 2002.
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