Jaan Tõnisson

Jaan Tõnisson
Estonia Estonia 1868–1941? Disappeared after arrest; presumed dead in 1941

Estonian prime minister during the Tartu settlement

A journalist and liberal politician, he was prime minister in 1919–1920 when Estonia concluded the Treaty of Tartu. Arrested after Soviet occupation, he disappeared and is presumed to have died in 1941.

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Revolution and independence wars

A journalist and liberal politician, he was prime minister in 1919–1920 when Estonia concluded the Treaty of Tartu. Arrested after Soviet occupation, he disappeared and is presumed to have died in 1941.

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