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Lennart Meri
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Estonian writer, filmmaker and politician; President of Estonia in 1992–2001 (1929-2006)
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Lennart-Georg Meri was an Estonian and Soviet citizen born in Tallinn in 1929. He worked as a linguist, film director, diplomat, and screenwriter. His professional roles included serving as the President of Estonia and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was an independent politician and a member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, the Estonian Writers' Union, the Kalevala Society, and the Finnish Literature Society. Meri was educated at the University of Tartu and the Lycée Janson-de-Sailly.
He spoke French, Russian, Estonian, and Finnish. His notable works include *V poiskakh poteriannoi ulybki*, *Silverwhite*, *Uviditelʹnyi chelovek ; Kniga puteshestvii*, *Hopeanvalkea*, and *Hõbevalge*. He received the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, the Order of the White Eagle, the Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia, and the Knight of the Order of the Elephant. Meri died of natural causes in Tallinn in 2006. He is buried at Metsakalmistu. He was married to Helle Meri and had three children, including Mart Meri. His father was Georg Meri.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 16
Top works
- V poiskakh poteriannoi ulybki
- Silverwhite
- Uviditelʹnyi chelovek ; Kniga puteshestvii
- Hopeanvalkea
- Hõbevalge
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Film & TV
Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
Lennart Georg Meri (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈlenˑɑrt ˈgeorg ˈmeri]; March 29, 1929 – March 14, 2006) was an Estonian politician, writer, and film director. He served as the second president of Estonia from 1992 to 2001. Meri was among the leaders of the movement to restore Estonian independence from the Soviet Union. Meri was born in Tallinn, a son of the Estonian diplomat and later Shakespeare…
Known for
- Those Who Dare — Self (archive footage)2015
- The Singing Revolution — Self (archive footage)2006
- Son of Torum — Himself1989
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Georg
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Tallinn
- Place of death
- Tallinn
- Child
- Mart Meri
- Father
- Georg Meri
- Occupation
- philologist
- Political party
- independent politician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Estonian
- Image
- Lennart Meri, Raekoja platsil 99.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- place of burial
- Metsakalmistu
- Commons category
- Lennart Meri
- date of birth
- 1929-03-29
- date of death
- 2006-03-14
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- Club of Madrid
- name in native language
- Lennart-Georg Meri
- birth name
- Lennart-Georg Meri
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- Lennart Meri
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Encyclopedic overview
Lennart Georg Meri ( Estonian pronunciation: [ˈlenːɑrtː keˈorːːk ˈmeri]; 29 March 1929 – 14 March 2006) was an Estonian writer, film director, and statesman. He was the country's foreign minister from 1990 to 1992 and President of Estonia from 1992 to 2001.
Early life
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