President of Latvia Egils Levits and Head of the Presidential Chancery Andris Teikmanis will open the exhibition of logbooks containing orders, decrees and lists of recipients of state orders and decorations of the National Digital Library of Latvia and portraits of acting presidents of Latvia Pauls Kalniņš (1944–1945) and Jāzeps Rancāns (1947–1969) painted by Ritums Ivanovs in scope of the presidency centenary celebrations
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Satversme, the constitution of Latvia, was adopted by Constitutional Assembly on 15 February 1922. On 14 November, the first Saeima (parliament) appointed Jānis Čakste the first President of Latvia and the institution of presidency of Latvia was born.