Arnold Rüütel
Arnold Rüütel OIH (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈɑrnolʲdʲ ˈryːtelʲ]) (born May 10, 1928) is an Estonian politician.
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| President of Estonia | |
| In office 8 October 2001 – 9 October 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Mart Laar Siim Kallas Juhan Parts Andrus Ansip |
| Preceded by | Lennart Meri |
| Succeeded by | Toomas Hendrik Ilves |
| Chairman of the Supreme Council of Estonia | |
| In office 29 March 1990 – 5 October 1992 Estonian SSR: 29 March 1990 – 8 May 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Edgar Savisaar Tiit Vähi |
| Preceded by | Enn-Arno Sillari |
| Succeeded by | Lennart Meri (President) |
| Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic | |
| In office 8 April 1983 – 29 March 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Valter Klauson Bruno Saul Indrek Toome |
| First Secretary | Karl Vaino Vaino Väljas |
| Preceded by | Johannes Käbin |
| Succeeded by | Himself (Chairman of the Supreme Council) |
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| Born | 10 May 1928 Pahavalla, Estonia |
| Political party | Communist Party (Before 1994) People's Union (1994–2001, 2007–2012) Independent (2001–2007) Conservative People's Party (2012–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Ingrid Rüütel |
| Children | 2 |
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He served as the last Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR from April 8, 1983 to March 29, 1990, Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR (from May 8, 1990: Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia) from March 29, 1990 to October 6, 1992 and was the third President of the Republic of Estonia from October 8, 2001 to October 9, 2006.
He was the second President since Estonia regained independence in 1991. Rüütel also served as one of fifteen Deputy Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
Arnold Rüütel Media
Rüütel with First Secretary Johannes Käbin and other party members at Vana-Antsla Manor Complex and Park in 1978.
Rüütel at a border guards outpost.
Rüütel at the United Nations.
George W. Bush, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Arnold Rüütel, and Valdas Adamkus in Riga, 7 May 2005.
Arnold Rüütel with Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Alexy II in January 2005.
Arnold Rüütel and his wife Ingrid Rüütel at the XXV Estonian Song Festival (Laulupidu) in 2009.
Conference dedicated to Arnold Rüütel in 2013
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