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Lennart Meri

1929 - 2006

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Lennart Georg Meri (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈlenːɑrtː keˈorːːk ˈmeri]; 29 March 1929 – 14 March 2006) was an Estonian writer, film director, and statesman. He was the country's foreign minister from 1990 to 1992 and President of Estonia from 1992 to 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lennart Meri is the 2,465th most popular politician (down from 2,452nd in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Estonia and the 5th most popular Estonian Politician.

Lennart Meri was a former president of Estonia and is most famous for his work in the Estonian independence movement.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lennart Meri ranks 2,465 out of 19,576. Before him are Win Myint, Empress Go-Sakuramachi, Ahmed Sékou Touré, Boris Johnson, Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Hyojong of Joseon. After him are Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., Eystein II of Norway, Chenghua Emperor, Dagobert II, Yusuf ibn Tashfin, and Joanna II of Naples.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Lennart Meri ranks 43. Before him are Werner Arber, Fernanda Montenegro, Murray Gell-Mann, John Turner, Zdzisław Beksiński, and Hebe Camargo. After him are Richard F. Gordon Jr., Eric Kandel, Frano Selak, Graham Hill, Karolos Papoulias, and Mohamed Al-Fayed. Among people deceased in 2006, Lennart Meri ranks 27. Before him are Heinrich Harrer, Oriana Fallaci, Ibrahim Rugova, Giacinto Facchetti, Anna Politkovskaya, and Melvin Schwartz. After him are Robert Bruce Merrifield, Jack Palance, Muriel Spark, Clay Regazzoni, Robert Altman, and Joseph Barbera.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Lennart Meri ranks 9 out of 351. Before him are Arvo Pärt (1935), Emil Lenz (1804), Arnold Rüütel (1928), Karl Ernst von Baer (1792), Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen (1778), and Konstantin Päts (1874). After him are Wolfgang Köhler (1887), Paul Keres (1916), Kaja Kallas (1977), Louis Kahn (1901), Alar Karis (1958), and Paul von Rennenkampf (1854).

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Among POLITICIANS In Estonia

Among politicians born in Estonia, Lennart Meri ranks 5. Before him are Catherine I of Russia (1684), Alfred Rosenberg (1893), Arnold Rüütel (1928), and Konstantin Päts (1874). After him are Kaja Kallas (1977), Alar Karis (1958), Siim Kallas (1948), Felix Kersten (1898), Jacob De la Gardie (1583), Andrus Ansip (1956), and Kersti Kaljulaid (1969).

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