Rein Arjukese (20 February 1941 – 14 July 2018) was an

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 Ru ...

n naturalist, dissident during the Soviet era, 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 ...

. Arjukuse was born in

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 ...

and died at age 77 in

Vetepere Vetepere is a village in Järva Parish, Järva County in northern-central Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 27. With a comparatively large area, Vetepere comprises several bogs including Kakerdaja, Kautla, Kodru ...

. In 2001, he was awarded the

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 ...

, Medal Class.

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1941 births 2018 deaths Estonian National Independence Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1992–1995 20th-century naturalists 21st-century naturalists Recipients of the Order of the White Star, Medal Class Politicians from Tartu {{Estonia-scientist-stub