The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR (

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: ''Eesti NSV Ülemnõukogu'') was the

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"legislative assembly" of the

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– an administrative subunit of the

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in 1940–1991. After its first democratic elections on 18 March 1990, the institution was renamed the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia on 8 May 1990.

Organization

The structure and formal functions of the Supreme Soviet of the

were copied from the

Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union The Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( rus, Верховный Совет Союза Советских Социалистических Республик, r=Verkhovnyy Sovet Soyuza Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respubl ...

. The sessions of the Supreme Soviet lasted only several days twice a year and decisions were made unanimously and without much discussion. Supreme Soviet elections were irregular until 1975 and were held every five years in 1975–1985. The Supreme Soviet gathered in

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, in the

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building which now houses the

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Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet

Presidents of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet

The

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was the permanent body of the Supreme Soviet. Its chairman was the ''

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'' head of state. The chairmen of the presidium were:

Convocations

* 1st convocation (1940–1946) * 2nd convocation (1947–1950) * 3rd convocation (1951–1954) * 4th convocation (1955–1959) * 5th convocation (1959–1962) * 6th convocation (1963–1966) * 7th convocation (1967–1970) * 8th convocation (1971–1975) * 9th convocation (1975–1979) * 10th convocation (1980–1984) * 11th convocation (1985–1990) * 12th convocation (1990–1992)

References

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