Jaan Tõnisson

Estonian politician and lawyer (1868-1941) · Estonia · On the map · Politicians · Died at 73

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.

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Tõnisson, sentenced to three months in prison for signing the Vyborg Appeal, goes to the sauna before being remanded to prison in 1908.

Tõnisson c. 1935

Jaan Tõnisson (left) with Estonian General Gustav Jonson in 1938

Bronze stature of Jaan Tõnisson in Tartu created by Mati Karmin

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Order of the White Star, 1st Class

1st Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle

Estonian Red Cross Order First Class

Cross of Liberty

Honorary Citizen of Tartu

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Estonia

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