Konstantin Päts
Konstantin Päts (23 February [O.S. 11 February] 1874[1] – 18 January 1956) was the President of Estonia from 1938 to 1940.
Konstantin Päts Media
Konstantin Päts was one of the authors of the Estonian Declaration of Independence in February 1918.
Päts gave the first traditional speech at the Independence Day parade on 24 February 1919.
Weak representation in the left wing dominated Constituent Assembly left Konstantin Päts with little power in composing the land reform law and the 1920 constitution.
Oru palace in Toila was used as the head of state's summer residence by Päts. The buildings were destroyed in World War II.
Man with Decorations. Portrait of Päts by Andrus Johani (1936)
Päts giving a speech on the 20th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia at the Freedom Square, Tallinn (1938).
Estonia's leaders before the Soviet occupation, celebrating the country's Independence Day for the last time, on 24 February 1940. From left General Johan Laidoner, President Konstantin Päts and Prime Minister Jüri Uluots.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Johannes Vares was the Prime Minister under Soviet occupation and is therefore not recognized as a legal Prime Minister of Estonia by the current Government of Estonia.
References
- ↑ Lees, Elle (2006). "Eesti Riigivanemad". MTÜ Konstantin Pätsi Muuseum. p. 3. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.