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Vilhelms Munters

1898–1967

Nationality
Latvia
Occupation
politician

Gothards Vilhelms Nikolajs Munters (German: Gotthard Wilhelm Nikolai Munter, 25 July 1898 in Riga – 11 January 1967, Riga) was a Latvian diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia from 1936 to 1940.

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Gothards Vilhelms Nikolajs Munters (German: Gotthard Wilhelm Nikolai Munter, 25 July 1898 in Riga – 11 January 1967, Riga) was a Latvian diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia from 1936 to 1940. He was also a member of the Council of the League of Nations from 1936 to 1938, Chairman of the Far East Commission and the president of the 101st Session of the league in 1938. Munters was the signatory on behalf of the Latvian government in a number of important international agreements with the Baltic states, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union from 1934 to 1939.

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