Latvian music: Its traditional long suppressed or appropriated by the Soviet Union, Latvia's kokle ( an instrument similar to a zither ) was revived and popular in the 1970s, led by Jānis Porikis.

Latvia's principal river, the Daugava River, was at the head of an important mainland route from the Baltic region through Russia into southern Europe and the Middle East used by the Vikings and later Nordic and German traders.

Latvia's independent status was interrupted at the outset of World War II when in 1940 the country was forcibly incorporated into the Soviet Union, invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany in 1941, then retaken by the Soviets in 1944 after Germany surrendered.

Between local elections in 2001 and Saeima elections in 2002, two new parties formed: the conservative New Era Party led by Einars Repše and Christian Democratic Latvia's First Party.

The government was a coalition of ZZS, TP ( People's party ), and LPP ( First Party ); the coalition has only 46 out of 100 seats in Latvia's parliament, but was also supported by TSP, the leftist party of national harmony.

This recovery was interrupted twice, first by a banking crisis and the bankruptcy of Banka Baltija, Latvia's largest bank, in 1995 and second by a severe crisis in the financial system of neighbouring Russia in 1998.

By August 2009, Latvia's GDP had fallen by 20 % year on year, with S & P predicting a further 16 % contraction to come.

However, by 2010 there were indications that Latvia's policy of internal devaluation was successful.

Both of these projects planned by Moscow could have led to the destruction of Latvia's landscape and cultural and historical heritage.

On June 1 and 2, 1988, the Writers ' Union held a congress during which the democratisation of society, Latvia's economic sovereignty, the cessation of immigration from the USSR, the transformation of industry and the protection of Latvian language rights were discussed by delegates.

On May 4, 1990, the first law passed by the new Supreme Soviet declared Latvia's intention to restore independence.

During the third awakening of the Latvian people, when Latvia regained independence, Kalniņš took part actively in Tautas Fronte ( Popular Front ) political organization, which played the most important part in ending Latvia's occupation by the USSR.

The United States, which had never recognized Latvia's forcible annexation by the U. S. S. R., recognized Latvian independence on September 2 and resumed full diplomatic relations with Latvia on September 5.

Latvia's national championship, Latvijas Basketbola Līga, was dominated by Brocēni team in 1990s and Ventspils team in 2000s.

LFF became a member of FIFA in 1922, but following Latvia's annexation by the Soviet Union it was disbanded.

With so many injury problems over the season he was a substitute for all three of 2004 UEFA Latvia's Group matches at Euro 2004, although he did taste the championships by coming off the bench in all three games.

Telephone exchange in Riga and Latvia's populated places were upgraded with equipment manufactured by PTVGD until 1940.

Latvia appealed the decision to the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights on the grounds that Latvia's emergence from totalitarian rule brought about by the occupation of Latvia had not been sufficiently taken into account, and on March 16, 2006, the court ruled 13-4 that Zhdanok's rights had not been violated.

The document was signed by the Conservative Party of the UK, the Czech Civic Democratic Party, the Polish Law and Justice, the Bulgarian Order, Law and Justice, the Belgian Lijst Dedecker and Latvia's For Fatherland and Freedom / LNNK.

His English translated book is the first-ever by Latvia's authors that has been translated and retailed in the US.

On October 7, 1988, there was a mass public demonstration, calling for Latvia's independence and the establishment of regular judicial order.

All of Latvia's entries have been performed in English, except for three entries: in 2004, Fomins & Kleins performed " Dziesma par laimi " for Latvia in Latvian ; In 2007 when Bonaparti. lv performed Questa Notte in Italian and in 2009, Intars Busulis, having won Eirodzeisma 2009 with " Sastrēgums " in Latvian, performed the song in Russian as " Probka " ( Пробка ).

The Philippine Stock Exchange in the mid-1990s was one of the best in the world and his visions of ' Philippines 2000 ' that led the country into a newly industrialized country in the world and the " Tiger Cub Economy in Asia ".

He is certainly the owner of the yacht which is raided by Bett's Tiger Team in All Fun And Games Until Someone Loses An Eye ; a connection confirmed in A Snowball In Hell.

Its nonscientific names include Railroad Daylily and Roadside Daylily, Ditch Lily, and Outhouse Lily, Tiger Lily, and Wash-house Lily ( although it is not a true lily ).

Its student publications including The Tiger ( the student newspaper ), The Pix ( the school yearbook ), and The Labyrinth ( the school poetry and arts magazine ).

Its armor protection was only adequate ; the 65 mm of 30-degree sloped frontal armor was moderately greater than that of the T-34 medium tank, but still left it vulnerable frontally to the 88 mm KwK 36 / 43 guns of the Tiger and Elefant at long range and the 7. 5 cm KwK 40 high-velocity gun of the Panzer IV and StuG III / IV at medium and short ranges ( and from any range from the flanks or rear ).

Its songs were published, and a collected volume was published by Hungry Tiger Press in 2001.

Its chief designer John George Rackham, who had experience at the Yellow Coach Company in Chicago before returning to England, created the Titan and Tiger ranges in 1927 that revolutionised bus design.

Its owned-and-operated convenience stores use the On the Run / Marché Express or Tiger Express brands.

Its body is somewhat shorter than the rather similar Western Tiger Swallowtail, with which its range overlaps ; it also lacks the black stripes, converging toward the tail, of the latter.

Its marketing campaign was fronted by the sports stars Roger Federer, Thierry Henry and Tiger Woods.

: Contents: Wild Life in the Village: An Appeal, The Pipal Pani Tiger, The Fish of My Dreams, A Lost Paradise, The Terror that Walks by Night, Purna Girl and Its Mysterious Lights, The Chowgarh Tigers

Its transmitter is located near Issaquah, Washington on Tiger Mountain.

Its existence in India was first reported from Lohit district in eastern Arunachal Pradesh In 2002, it was reported also to exist in Namdapha Tiger Reserve, also in eastern Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Its appearance is similar to the Giant Swallowtail, Western, and Eastern Tiger Swallowtails, but has thinner and fewer black stripes on the wings and the hind wing has two tails.

Its transmitter is situated atop West Tiger Mountain — which is also known as West Tiger # 3 and in turn is located near Interstate 90 and State Route 18 on the outer fringe of the Seattle metropolis.

Its distinctive blue and white livery was transferred from its Leyland Tiger and Leyland Leopard buses ( which were a common sight until the early 21st Century ) to their low floor fleet.

Its school mascot is the tiger, and its annual fundraising event is a " Tiger Prowl " Walk-A-Thon.

Its brands include Tiger, Kwan Loong and it also owns and operates weekend and leisure time destinations such as oceanariums and bowling centers.

Its most important training aircraft were the Tiger, the T-6 and the T-37.

The stories were titled ; Wild Life in the Village: An Appeal, The Pipal Pani Tiger, The Fish of My Dreams, A Lost Paradise, The Terror that Walks by Night, Purna Girl and Its Mysterious Lights, The Chowgarh Tigers.