17??		Latvia becomes a province of Imperial Russia
December 1917		German Army occupies Latvia
11 November 1918		Germany surrenders and withdraws from Latvia
18 November 1918		Latvia declares independence from Russia
January 1919		Soviet Army attacks Latvia
early 1919		Estonian and German forces help eject Soviet Army from Latvia
1920		Treaty of Riga - Soviet Union recognises Latvian independence
1932		Non-aggression Treaty signed with Soviet Union
1934		Nationalist government established
17 June 1940		Soviet Union invades and occupies Latvia
July 1941		Advance of the German Army into the USSR reaches Latvia
1944		Soviet Army re-occupies Latvia
28 July 1989		Latvian Supreme Soviet declares sovereignty
February 1990		Latvian parliament begins moves to independence
January 1991		Soviet Interior Ministry troops violently seize builds in Riga
21 August 1991		Latvia declared independent of the Soviet Union
6 September 1991		Soviet Union recognises independence of Latvia
31 August 1994		Last Soviet troops leave Latvia
2 April 2004		Latvia joins NATO