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Kersti Kaljulaid

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Kersti Kaljulaid (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈkersʲːtʲi ˈkɑlʲːjuˈlɑi̯ːːt]; born 30 December 1969) is an Estonian politician who served as the fifth president of Estonia between 2016 and 2021, and was its first and only female head of state since the country declared independence in 1918. She was also the youngest president, aged 46 at the time of her election. Kaljulaid, a state official who at the time served as Estonia's representative in the European Court of Auditors, entered the 2016 Estonian presidential election race in the sixth round after five previous unsuccessful rounds. She was nominated on 30 September 2016 by the majority of parliamentary parties as a joint candidate for president, and the only official candidate for the sixth round. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kersti Kaljulaid is the 5,797th most popular politician (down from 5,202nd in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 27th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Estonian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kersti Kaljulaid ranks 5,797 out of 19,576. Before her are Acamapichtli, Zvi Zamir, Oldřich, Duke of Bohemia, Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Jānis Čakste, and Jim Fouché. After her are Alice Weidel, Jan Smuts, Hakor, Matthias Gallas, Sālote Tupou III, and Mahmoud al-Zahar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Kersti Kaljulaid ranks 43. Before her are Natascha McElhone, Vassily Ivanchuk, Simon Baker, Norman Reedus, Felix Baumgartner, and Leonardo Araújo. After her are PJ Harvey, Dead, Wes Anderson, Fernando Redondo, Robert Prosinečki, and Bixente Lizarazu.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid ranks 30 out of 351. Before her are Andrus Ansip (1956), Johan Laidoner (1884), Thomas Johann Seebeck (1770), Jaan Kross (1920), Otto von Kotzebue (1787), and George Hackenschmidt (1877). After her are Lydia Koidula (1843), Adam Johann von Krusenstern (1770), Alexander Gorchakov (1798), Ilon Wikland (1930), Neeme Järvi (1937), and Michael Sittow (1459).

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Among POLITICIANS In Estonia

Among politicians born in Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid ranks 12. Before her are Kaja Kallas (1977), Alar Karis (1958), Siim Kallas (1948), Felix Kersten (1898), Jacob De la Gardie (1583), and Andrus Ansip (1956). After her are Alexander Gorchakov (1798), Neeme Järvi (1937), Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (1622), Bernhard Schmidt (1879), Jaan Tõnisson (1868), and Friedrich Akel (1871).

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