Vilnis-Edvīns Bresis is a Latvian politician who was the Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) of Latvian SSR from October 6, 1988 to May 7, 1990. During the Soviet period, Bresis worked in various management positions in agriculture and the Communist Party of Latvian SSR, becoming the Prime Minister at the end of Soviet period. Bresis supported the idea of Latvia as an independent country, voting in favour of the Declaration of Independence on May 4, 1990. Wikipedia
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