Mart-Olav Niklus (born 22 September 1934

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...

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n ornithologist, dissident, and politician. He was a member of

VII Riigikogu VII Riigikogu was the seventh legislature of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). The legislature was elected after 1992 election, the first after the Estonian Restoration of Independence. Election results Results: Officers Speaker of the Rii ...

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Living people 1934 births Estonian ornithologists Estonian dissidents Estonian prisoners and detainees Estonian people imprisoned in the Soviet Union Members of the Riigikogu, 1992–1995 Hugo Treffner Gymnasium alumni University of Tartu alumni Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 2nd Class Politicians from Tartu {{Estonia-1992-Riigikogu-politician-stub