Otto August Strandman was an Estonian politician,who served as Prime Minister (1919) and State Elder of Estonia (1929–1931).
Konstantin Päts was an Estonian statesman and the country's president from 1938 to 1940. Päts was one of the most influential politicians of the independent democratic Republic of Estonia,and during the two decades prior to World War II he also served five times as the country's State Elder. After the 16–17 June 1940 Soviet invasion and occupation of Estonia,Päts remained formally in office for over a month,until he was forced to resign,imprisoned by the new Stalinist regime,and deported to the USSR,where he died in 1956.
Jaan Tõnisson was an Estonian statesman,serving as the Prime Minister of Estonia twice during 1919 to 1920,as State Elder from 1927 to 1928 and in 1933,and as Foreign Minister of Estonia from 1931 to 1932.
Johan Laidoner was an Estonian general and statesman. He served as Commander‑in‑Chief of the Estonian Armed Forces during the 1918–1920 Estonian War of Independence and was among the most influential people in the Estonian politics between the world wars.
The Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church is an Orthodox church in Estonia under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Under Estonian law it is the legal successor to the pre–World War II Estonian Orthodox Church,which in 1940 had over 210,000 members,three bishops,156 parishes,131 priests,19 deacons,two monasteries,and a theological seminary;the majority of the members were ethnic Estonians.
Jaan Anvelt,was an Estonian Bolshevik revolutionary and writer. He served the Russian SFSR,was a leader of the Communist Party of Estonia,the first premier of the Soviet Executive Committee of Estonia,and the chairman of the Council of the Commune of the Working People of Estonia. Imprisoned during Joseph Stalin's Great Purge in 1937,he died from the injuries sustained during a beating by Aleksandr Langfang while in NKVD custody.
August Rei was an Estonian politician. He served as State Elder of Estonia from 1928 to 1929,and as Prime Minister in duties of the President of the Estonian government-in-exile from 1945 to 1963.
Jaan Poska VR III/1 was a lawyer,politician and the foreign minister of Estonia in 1918–1919.
Jaan Teemant was an Estonian lawyer and politician.
Ants Piip VR III/1 was an Estonian lawyer,diplomat and politician. Piip was the 1st Head of State of Estonia and the 5th Prime Minister of Estonia. Piip played a key role in internationalising the independence aspirations of Estonia during the Paris Peace Conference following World War I.
Juhan (Johann) Kukk was an Estonian politician.
Jüri Jaakson was an Estonian lawyer and statesman.
The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate is a semi-autonomous church in the canonical jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Moscow whose primate is appointed by the Holy Synod of the latter.
Julius Friedrich Seljamaa was an Estonian politician,diplomat and journalist. From 1933 to 1936,he was the Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Anton Uesson was an Estonian politician and engineer.
Ants Kurvits or Hans Kurvits was an Estonian military commander,reaching rank of major general. He participated in the Estonian War of Independence and later became the founder and long-time leader of the Estonian Border Guard. Kurvits also served briefly as Minister of War.
Aleksei Sorokin was an Estonian lawyer and politician. He was regarded as one of the leading representatives of the Russian minority in Estonia during the interwar period.
Hans Johannes Kruus was an Estonian historian,academic and politician. As well as sitting in the Estonian parliament and the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR,he was Deputy Prime Minister of Estonia in 1940 and Foreign Minister of the Estonian SSR between 1944 and 1950. He was also Rector of the University of Tartu in 1940–41 and in 1944.
Karl-Ferdinand Karlson was an Estonian lawyer and politician. He was a member of Estonian National Assembly.
