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Estonian Presidents
General information about Estonia
Government: parliamentary
republic
Head of state: President
Official language: Estonian
Population: 1,342,000
Konstantin Päts
Grew up in a farmer’s family
Graduated from Tartu University as a lawyer
Worked as a lawyer in Tallinn
Took part in establishing the Estonian Republic
How did he become the President?
Päts established an authoritarian rule after a coup in 1934
Päts was the only Presidential candidate and was elected in 1938
President in 1938-1940
Konstantin Päts
In 1940 the Soviet Union occupied the Republic of Estonia and Päts was forced to resign
Päts and his family were taken to Russia
During the next years he lived as a prisoner in Russia and died in a mental hospital in 1954
Konstantin Päts
He became the symbol of independence in occupied Estonia
The Presidential Chain was confiscated by the Soviet power and it is still in Moscow even nowadays
Päts’s remains were brought to
Estonia from Russia and were not buried until Estonia got back its independence (in 1991)
Konstantin Päts
Päts with his wife Helma
At Tahkuranna
Lennart-Georg Meri
Because Meri´s father was a diplomat, he received his primary education abroad
Graduated from Tartu University as a historian
Spoke many languages
He became a famous writer and moviemaker who did research on the Finno-Ugric culture
Was the Prime Minister after Estonia regained its independence
Lennart Meri President in 1992-2001
(two terms)
Popular with intellectuals and young people
Signed a contract with the President of Russia to take the Russian army out of Estonia in 1994
After his death Tallinn airport was named after him
Lennart Meri
Lennart Meri & the Ex-President of Russia Boris Yeltsin Lennart Meri’s stamp
Lennart MeriHe appreciated jokes and joked himself
tooHe was called the camel because he
looked like the camel by Eduard Viiralt
Joke about Lennart Meri
The driver, President Meri’s Commission Officer and President Meri (“meri” means “the sea” in English) were driving along the coastline. The sea smelled badly. Meri asked what was smelling. At first the driver told that it was the sea, but then he was startled and corrected himself by saying “the open sea.” The Commission Officer, whose name was Mr. Avameri (“the open sea” in English), blushed as President Meri remained silent.
Arnold Rüütel
Farmers loved Rüütel because he studied and encouraged farming
Rüütel caused double feelings because he had been on a high position in the Soviet Union
He had good relations with Mikhail Gorbachev, the head of state of the Soviet Union, and helped to restore Estonian independence
Arnold Rüütel
President in 2001-2006
His wife Ingrid Rüütel is internationally known as a folklore specialist
Arnold Rüütel
Rüütel with UN Ex-Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Rüütel with Uspensky, the Russian Embassador to Estonia
Toomas Hendrik Ilves Was born in Stockholm,
Sweden in the family of Estonian emigrants
Lived and got his education in the USA
Came to Estonia when Estonia was independent again
Has been the Foreign Minister of Estonia
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Collected over70,000 votes in the elections for the European Parliament
Ilves became the President in 2006
Foreign visits
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Restored his forefathers’ farmhouse which boasts doors painted in the pattern of the Estonian national dress and some guest-rooms named after other presidents (Päts & Meri)
The Soft and Furry
This is a TV show about Estonian politicians which criticises our politics
Our Presidents are also in the show
Arnold Rüütel
Ilves and the Rabbit
The Pig
The Wolf
Kadriorg Palace The Presidential residence of Estonia
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