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Tiit Tikenberg
Tiit is predominantly an Estonian masculine given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ... and occurs, to a lesser extent, as a surname. ;Given name: * Tiit Arge (born 1963), politician * Tiit Helimets (born 1977), ballet dancer * Tiit Haagma (1954–2021), ice yacht sailor and musician ( Ruja) * Tiit Härm (born 1946), ballet dancer, ballet master and choreographer * Tiit Helmja (born 1945), rower * Tiit Hennoste (born 1953), linguist * Tiit Käbin (1937–2011), jurist and politician * Tiit Kala (born 1954), politician * Tiit Kaljundi (1946–2008), architect * Tiit Kändler (born 1948), humorist and science journalist * Tiit Kuningas (born 1949), sports journalist * Tiit Kuusik (1911–1990), opera singer * Tiit Kuusmik (born 1950), politician * Tiit Lääne (bo ...
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Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,300 other islands and islets on the east coast of the Baltic Sea. Its capital Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest List of cities and towns in Estonia, urban areas. The Estonian language is the official language and the first language of the Estonians, majority of its population of nearly 1.4 million. Estonia is one of the least populous members of the European Union and NATO. Present-day Estonia has been inhabited since at least 9,000 BC. The Ancient Estonia#Early Middle Ages, medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last pagan civilisations in Europe to adopt Christianity following the Northern Crusades in the ...
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Tiit Kuusmik
Tiit Kuusmik (born 3 March 1950 in Kiviõli) is an Estonian politician. He has been member of X and XI Riigikogu. Since 2012, he has been the Mayor of Toila. He is a member of Estonian Centre Party The Estonian Centre Party (, EK) is a populist political party in Estonia. It was founded in 1991 as a direct successor of the Popular Front of Estonia, and it is currently led by Mihhail Kõlvart. The party was founded on 12 October 1991 f .... References Living people 1950 births Estonian Centre Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007 Members of the Riigikogu, 2007–2011 Mayors of places in Estonia Tallinn University alumni People from Kiviõli Politicians from Ida-Viru County {{Estonia-mayor-stub ...
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Tiit Sukk
Tiit Sukk (born 21 November 1974) is an Estonian stage, television, voice, and film actor, director and television presenter. Early life and education Tiit Sukk was born and raised in Jõgeva, Jõgeva County, where he attended primary and secondary schools. He is a 1994 graduate of Jõgeva Gymnasium. Following graduation from secondary school, he studied drama at the EMA Higher Drama School (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre) in Tallinn, graduating in 1998. Among his graduating classmates were Jan Uuspõld, Harriet Toompere, Veikko Täär, Hilje Murel, Liina Vahtrik, and Andero Ermel. Career Stage In 1998, shortly after graduation from the EMA Higher Drama School, Sukk began an engagement at the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn, where he is still currently employed. During his career at the Estonian Drama Theatre, Sukk has appeared in over sixty roles in productions of such varied authors and playwrights as: Shakespeare, Frederick Loewe, Charles Dickens, Anton ...
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Tiit Sokk
Tiit Sokk (born 15 November 1964) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player and current coach. Often cited as one of the very best European point guards of his generation, he is widely recognized as the greatest Estonian basketball player in history. Elected to the Hall of fame of Estonian basketball in 2010. Professional career Sokk was awarded the Estonian best male athlete award in 1988. He won the Soviet Union League title in 1991 with Kalev Tallinn, and ended his career as a player in 1997, after playing a season with Aris in Greece. National team career Sokk's most notable achievement was winning the Olympic gold medal as a member of the Soviet Union national team at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He also won two FIBA World Cup silver medals in 1986 and 1990, as well as the bronze medal at EuroBasket 1989. Coaching career After his playing career, Sokk founded a basketball school in Estonia (Tiit Soku Korvpallikool), and coached in the Estonian Basketball Lea ...
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Tiit Sinissaar
Tiit Sinissaar (born 7 September 1947 in Tartu) is an Estonian politician. He was a member of the VII, VIII and IX Riigikogu IX Riigikogu was the ninth legislature of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu The Riigikogu (, from Estonian ''riigi-'', "of the state", and ''kogu'', "assembly") is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation .... References Living people 1947 births Pro Patria Union politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1992–1995 Members of the Riigikogu, 1995–1999 Members of the Riigikogu, 1999–2003 University of Tartu alumni Politicians from Tartu {{Estonia-1995-Riigikogu-politician-stub ...
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Tiit Salumäe
Tiit Salumäe (born 25 December 1951 in Tartu) is an Estonian prelate who is the current bishop of the Western and Northern Region in Estonia, whose episcopal seat is in Haapsalu. Biography At the age of 14, Salumäe began his studies at the Church Music Department of the Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (1965–1975). After graduating from Loksa Secondary School in 1970, he studied theology at the Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church. Salumäe served as a preacher for his father's congregations of Kuusalu, Lees and Loksa. He was ordained priest on 5 October 1975 and was appointed pastor of the Haapsalu congregation. From 1974 to 1988, Salumäe worked as the head of the Library of the Consortium of the EELC and later as the head of the Consortium's Publishing and Press Department. He was also involved in areas such as liturgy, church music, media, architecture and artistic values, information technology, and foreign ...
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Tiit Rosenberg
Tiit Rosenberg (born 26 December 1946, in Tsirguliina) is an Estonian historian and professor of Estonian History in University of Tartu. In 1996–2008, was he also chairman of Õpetatud Eesti Selts (The Learned Estonian Society). Rosenberg studies history of agriculture Agriculture began independently in different parts of the globe, and included a diverse range of Taxon, taxa. At least eleven separate regions of the Old World, Old and New World were involved as independent centers of origin. The developmen ... in 19th Century and also Estonian historiography. References 1946 births Living people People from Valga Parish 20th-century Estonian historians Historians of Estonia Academic staff of the University of Tartu Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class 21st-century Estonian historians {{Estonia-historian-stub ...
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Tiit Pääsuke
Tiit Pääsuke (born 22 December 1941) is an Estonian painter. Pääsuke was born in Põltsamaa, Põltsamaa Parish, in Jõgeva County. Awards * 1975 Kristjan Raud Award * 1981 Kristjan Raud Award * 1982 Merited artist of the ESSR * 1992 Konrad Mägi Award * 1999 Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star (; ) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonian citizens and foreigners to give recognition for services rendered to the Estonian state. Design Classes The Order of the White Star ..., Fourth Class * 2000 Annual Award of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia * 2012 Estonian State Cultural Award * 2018 Award for Life's Work from the Cultural Endowment of Estonia * 2021 Lifetime Achievement Awards for Culture Gallery Rohu õis - Tiit Pääsuke.jpg, "Rohu õis" (1976) Ekspositsioon - Tiit Pääsuke.jpg, "Ekspositsioon" (1982) Luigevaip - Tiit Pääsuke.jpg, "Luigevaip" (1991) Muna põllel - Tiit Pääsuke.jpg, "Muna põllel" (20 ...
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Tiit Nuudi
Tiit Nuudi (born 22 October 1949 in Tallinn) is an Estonian politician and former tennis player. 1988–1990, he was Minister of the Environment An environment minister (sometimes minister of the environment or secretary of the environment) is a cabinet position charged with protecting the natural environment and promoting wildlife conservation. The areas associated with the duties of a .... References Living people 1949 births Government ministers of Estonia Estonian male tennis players Estonian tennis coaches Tallinn University of Technology alumni Tennis players from Tallinn {{Estonia-sport-bio-stub ...
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Tiit Niilo
Tiit Niilo (born 30 May 1962) is an Estonian politician. He was a member of X Riigikogu. Early life Niilo was born in Võru and graduated from the Estonian University of Life Sciences in 1986 with a degree in electrical engineering. Career Niilo ran in the spring 2003 Riigikogu elections in Võru, Valga and Põlva counties on the Res Publica Party ticket, collecting 787 votes. Niilo became a member of the Riigikogu in connection with the resignation of Hannes Võrno Hannes Võrno (born 1 May 1969, Rakvere) is an former Estonian comedian, politician and military officer. To the general public, Võrno is mainly known as a member of the comedy troupe Kreisiraadio, as well as the co-host of the TV show '' Kah .... Personal life Achievements and honours References 1962 births Living people Isamaa politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007 Estonian University of Life Sciences alumni People from Võru Politicians from Võru County {{Estonia-2003-Riigikogu ...
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Tiit Madisson
Tiit Madisson (4 June 1950 – 21 June 2021) was an Estonian activist, writer, and politician. In the press (especially while living in Sweden), he used the pseudonym Silver Ronk. He was a political dissident and prisoner of the Soviet Union. Career Madisson was born in Tallinn. He was one of the organizers of the Estonian hippie movement in the mid-1970s. Madisson was a political prisoner of the Soviet Union from 1980 to 1986. In 1983 he smuggled an open letter from prison in Siberia to the Madrid Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, calling for the Soviet Union to stand by the humanitarianism clauses of the Helsinki Agreement - for which he was put into solitary confinement. He spent four years in political prison camps VS-389/37 and VS-389/36 in the Perm region, and then settled in East Yakutia (Kolyma). After his release on 15 August 1987 he founded the MRP-AEG group. After a Deer park rally, of which he was one of the leaders, he was expelled from the Sovi ...
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Tiit Made
Tiit Made (13 March 1940) is an Estonian politician. He was a writer of the in 1987, and he served in the VII Riigikogu and VIII Riigikogu from 1992 to 1999. Early life Tiit Made was born in Tallinn on 13 March 1940. Made attended the Tallinn Polytechnical Institute, where he graduated with a degree in economics in 1965. He then attended Moscow State University, teaching at the Tallinn Polytechnical Institute at the same time. He graduated with a candidate degree in economics in 1971 and joined the Communist Party of Estonia that same year. Made worked as the Soviet Union's consular attaché to Sweden from 1974 to 1977. Then from 1979 to 1984 he was director of the State Planning Committee of the Information Institute of the ESSR. Over the following years, he taught at the Institute of Qualification and the Teachers Continuing Education Institute, and he appeared as a commentator on Eesti Raadio and Eesti Televisioon. Political career Made was a writer of the of 27 Septembe ...
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