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Valdis Zatlers

Valdis Zatlers, Latvian physician and politician, 7th President of Latvia

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Born
March 22, 1955
Age in 2026
71
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1955

About Valdis Zatlers

Valdis Zatlers is a Latvian politician and former physician who served as the seventh president of Latvia from 2007 to 2011. He won the Latvian presidential election of 31 May 2007. He became President of Latvia on 8 July 2007 and left office on 7 July 2011 after failing to win reelection for a second term. Zatlers himself was not a member of any political party, but had signed the manifesto of the People's Party when the party was founded in 1998. He founded the Reform Party in July 2011.

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Valdis Zatlers timeline

  1. Zatlers himself was not a member of any political party, but had signed the manifesto of the People's Party when the party was founded in 1998.
  2. He won the Latvian presidential election of 31 May 2007.
  3. He became President of Latvia on 8 July 2007 and left office on 7 July 2011 after failing to win reelection for a second term.
  4. He founded the Reform Party in July 2011.

The world when Valdis Zatlers was born

Valdis Zatlers was born in 1955. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1955

  • #1 song"Rock Around the Clock" – Bill Haley & His Comets
  • Top movieMarty
  • Top TV showThe $64,000 Question
  • Best-selling bookLolita – Vladimir Nabokov

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBrooklyn Dodgers win their first World Series
  • Top headlineRosa Parks sparks the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  • Technology milestoneDisneyland opens in Anaheim, California
  • Defining fadJames Dean and rebel culture
  • Notable inventionVelcro commercially available
  • World population2.77 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championBrooklyn Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonSyracuse Nationals (NBA)
  • U.S. population165.3M

1955 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Valdis Zatlers's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19552026
Gas$0.29$3.45/gal
Average home$10,950$435,000
Average income$6,200$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.50$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population165.3M341 million

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