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    Konstantin Päts (23 February [O.S. 11 February] 1874 – 18 January 1956) was an Estonian statesman and the country's president in 1938–1940. Päts was one...
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  • Estonian Province Assembly. The Provisional Government was led by Konstantin Päts. Jüri Vilms was appointed minister of justice, Jaan Poska minister...
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    The incumbent Prime Minister in duties of the State Elder of Estonia Konstantin Päts, staged a self-coup to counter the threat of the Vaps Movement and...
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    annexation of Estonia into the USSR illegal. After the Estonian President Konstantin Päts was arrested by Soviet occupation forces and deported to Russia in...
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    Estonian–Finnish union was the President of Estonia Konstantin Päts. After the June 1940 coup, Konstantin Päts drew up a draft of the Estonian–Finnish federation...
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  • system was obstructed by a 1934 coup d'état by head of government Konstantin Päts. During his authoritarian era (1934–1937), he ruled as both Prime Minister...
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    meetings were banned. In 1935, Päts formed the Patriotic League, the only legal political organization in the country. Päts' goal was to organize the nation...
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    Teataja, but also between Jaan Tõnisson and Konstantin Päts themselves. Tõnisson was to lead the "moralist" and Päts the "economic" fraction of the national...
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  • player Konstantin von Neurath (1873–1956), German diplomat Konstantin Päts (1874–1956), Estonian politician, first President of Estonia Konstantin Petrzhak...
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  • acting State Elder Päts had several Vaps leaders and activists, supporters of the fourth State Elder candidate Andres Larka, arrested. Päts, in violation of...
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    Põllumeeste Kogud) was a conservative political party in Estonia. Led by Konstantin Päts, it was one of the ruling parties during most of the interwar period...
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  • a separate head of government was to be elected. The 1934 coup by Konstantin Päts resulted in the institution never coming to real life as he ruled as...
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    Following the sham elections in July, president Päts was dismissed from office. Later in July Päts, along with his son, daughter-in-law and two grandsons...
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    Riigivapi teenetemärk, French: Ordre du Blason National) was instituted by Konstantin Päts on 7 October 1936 to commemorate 24 February 1918, the day on which...
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  • Konstantin Päts's second provisional cabinet was in office in Estonia from 11 November 1918 to 27 November 1918, when it was succeeded by Konstantin Päts'...
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  • Treasurer Konstantin Päts, who was elected President with 219 votes out of the total 240 delegates. Two delegates were absent. Konstantin Päts was elected...
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    self-coup of 12 March 1934, which the then Prime Minister of Estonia Konstantin Päts carried out to avert a feared takeover of the state apparatus by the...
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    Estonian Labour Party remained in the coalition, headed by State Elder Konstantin Päts of Farmers' Assemblies. Strandman went on to serve as the first speaker...
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  • Konstantin Päts's first provisional cabinet was in office in Estonia from 24 February 1918 to 12 November 1918, when it was succeeded by Konstantin Päts's...
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  • the backing of 38 citizens. August Jürman of Päts' Farmers' Assemblies party nominated Konstantin Päts, a former State Elder of Estonia, as a candidate...
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  • 1937 to 24 April 1938. The first person to hold this position was Konstantin Päts, five time former State Elder. His eventual successor ex officio was...
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    government suppressed the revolution by declaring martial law, causing Konstantin Päts and the radical leader Jaan Teemant to flee abroad. The governorate...
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  • Piip, State Elder (1920–1921) Konstantin Päts, State Elder (1921–1922) Juhan Kukk, State Elder (1922–1923) Konstantin Päts, State Elder (1923–1924) Friedrich...
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    Tahkuranna village of the municipality is known as the birthplace of Konstantin Päts, the first president of Estonia. Small borough Häädemeeste, Võiste...
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    forced the Estonian president Konstantin Päts to appoint Vares as prime minister of a communist-dominated puppet government. Päts resigned in July 1940, and...
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  • democratic") newspaper was founded in 1901 by Konstantin Päts and Eduard Vilde. Its editors included Päts, Mihkel Martna, Hans Pöögelmann, Mihkel Pung...
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    Parish. The borough of Antsla was reclassified as a third-rank town by Konstantin Päts on 1 May 1938. The settlement was first attested in 1405. The town...
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  • Konstantin Päts's third provisional cabinet was in office in Estonia from 27 November 1918 to 9 May 1919, when it was succeeded by Otto Strandman's first...
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    military decoration established by the Prime Minister of Estonia, Konstantin Päts, on 24 February 1919 to honor the people for their services during...
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    arrested for making insulting statements against Estonian President Konstantin Päts. He was sentenced to four months in prison. Recalled to active service...
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