
Aadu Must (25 March 1951 – 20 July 2023) was an Estonian historian and politician. He was a member of the XI, XII, XIII and XIV
Riigikogu.
Life and career
Aadu Must was born in
Pärnu on 25 March 1951. In 1985 he graduated from
University of Tartu in history (
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). From 1976 he was a lecturer (from 1997
professor) in Tartu University.
Must was a member of
Committee of Estonia
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. He was the chairman of Tartu City Council (intermittently 2001–2020).
From 1996 he was a member of
Estonian Central Party
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.
Aadu Must died on 20 July 2023, at the age of 72.
References
1951 births
2023 deaths
20th-century Estonian historians
21st-century Estonian historians
Academic staff of the University of Tartu
Estonian Centre Party politicians
Members of the Riigikogu, 2003–2007
Members of the Riigikogu, 2007–2011
Members of the Riigikogu, 2011–2015
Members of the Riigikogu, 2015–2019
Members of the Riigikogu, 2019–2023
University of Tartu alumni
Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 5th Class
Knights of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
Grand Officers of the Order of Orange-Nassau
People from Pärnu
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