page_title: Committee for State Security of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
hierarchical_section_title: Committee for State Security of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Die ehemalige KGB-Zentrale, das sogenannte "Eckhaus" in Riga English: The former central office of the Soviet secret service KGB in Riga
context_page_description: Committee for State Security of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic or KGB of LSSR was the secret police and state security organization. It was controlled by the KGB of the Soviet Union. Established on April 10, 1954 and dissolved on August 24, 1991.
  Chairmen of the KGB of LSSR were:
  Jānis Vēvers;
  Longīns Avdjukēvičs;
  Boriss Pugo;
  Staņislavs Zukulis
  Edmunds Johansons.
context_section_description: Committee for State Security of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Latvian: Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskās Republikas Valsts drošības komiteja)  (Russian:Комитет государственной безопасности Латвийской ССР) or KGB of LSSR (Latvian: VDK) was the secret police and state security organization.  It was controlled by the KGB of the Soviet Union.  Established on April 10, 1954 and dissolved on August 24, 1991.
  Chairmen of the KGB of LSSR were:
  Jānis Vēvers (April 10, 1954 - January 30, 1963);
  Longīns Avdjukēvičs (January 30, 1963 - November 21, 1981);
  Boriss Pugo (November 21, 1981 - May 24, 1984);
  Staņislavs Zukulis (May 24, 1984 - March 15, 1990)
  Edmunds Johansons (March 15, 1990 - August 24, 1991).
caption: The headquarters of the organization.
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