# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/arnold-meri
# Generated: 2026-08-14T02:43:44.393Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/arnold-meri"
name: "Arnold Meri"
slug: "arnold-meri"
description: "Arnold Meri was a Soviet World War II veteran and the first Estonian Hero of the Soviet Union. After Estonia became independent, he was later charged with genocide for his role in the deportation of some Estonians to the inhospitable regions of the USSR. He was a first cousin of the President of Estonia, Lennart Meri. At the time of his death, Meri was an honorary chairman of the Estonian Anti-Fascist Committee."
tagline: "Estonian soldier allied with the Soviet Union (1919-2009)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Arnold_Meri_22_September_2008.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1919-07-01"
deathDate: "2009-03-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48
  momentum:             0
  historical:           14.89870666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%8B"
    title: "Арнольд Меры"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Arnold Meri"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Meri"
    title: "Arnold Meri"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Meri"
    title: "Arnold Meri"
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    title: "آرنولد مری"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Meri"
    title: "Arnold Meri"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Meri"
    title: "Arnold Meri"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ארנולד מרי"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Arnold Meri"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "아르놀드 메리"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Arnolds Meri"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Arnold Meri"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Arnold Meri"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Arnold Meri"
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    title: "Мери, Арнольд Константинович"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Арнольд Мері"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump