State Elder of Estonia (redirect from Riigivanem)
The State Elder (Estonian: riigivanem), sometimes also translated as Head of State, was the official title of the Estonian head of state from 1920 to 1937...
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Constitution set up a head of government whose position called the State Elder (riigivanem) and there was no separate head of state. This system was a radically...
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unlimited. Until 1934, the nominal head of state was the State Elder, (riigivanem), who also served as de jure chairman of the cabinet—officially known...
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From 1920–1937, Estonian head of state and head of government was called Riigivanem, meaning "State Elder". Today, county governors are called maavanem and...
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minister and from 1920 to 1934, a similar office called State Elder (Riigivanem). The 1934 constitution gave the State Elder the role of the president...
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The Weekly Standard. Vol 17, No. 11. Sulbi, Raul (July 9, 2008). "Avati riigivanem Strandmani mälestuskivi". Postimees (in Estonian). Retrieved March 18...
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on 15 June 1920. The Parliament of Estonia (State Assembly) elected a Riigivanem who acted both as Head of Government and Head of State. During the Era...
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Riigikogu. From 19 July to 1 November 1932 he was the head of state (Riigivanem, literally "Elder of State"). In 1934–1938 he was again Minister of Internal...
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1978; in Douala (d. 2016) Jaan Tõnisson resigned his leadership as the Riigivanem (State Elder) of Estonia, and was succeeded by Konstantin Päts. Let 'Em...
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believed to have been from heart failure. Konstantin Päts became the Riigivanem or "State Elder" of Estonia for the second time, succeeding Juhan Kukk...
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chambers were however formed during time when Päts was head of government (riigivanem). After the 1934 coup Päts established a moderate authoritarian regime...
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