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Lennart Meri
Meri in 1999
President of Estonia
In office 6 October 1992 – 8 October 2001
Prime Minister
Mart Laar Andres Tarand Tiit Vähi Mart Siimann Mart Laar
Preceded by
Konstantin Päts (Last President before Soviet occupation in 1940) Heinrich Mark (Last head of state in exile) Arnold Rüütel Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia
Succeeded by
Arnold Rüütel
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office April 1990 – March 1992
Prime Minister
Edgar Savisaar Tiit Vähi
Preceded by
Olev Olesk (in exile)
Succeeded by
Jaan Manitski
Personal details
Born
Lennart-Georg Meri
(1929-03-29)29 March 1929 Tallinn, Estonia
Died
14 March 2006(2006-03-14) (aged 76) Tallinn, Estonia
Political party
Pro Patria National Coalition (1992–1995) Pro Patria Union (1995–2001)
Spouses
Regina Ojavere
(m. 1953; div. 1982)
Helle Pihlak
(m. 1992)
Children
3, including Mart Meri
Alma mater
University of Tartu
Profession
Politician
writer
film director
Lennart Georg Meri (Estonian pronunciation:[ˈlenˑɑrtˈgeorgˈmeri]; 29 March 1929 – 14 March 2006) was an Estonian writer, film director and statesman. He was the country's foreign minister in 1990–1992 and President of Estonia in 1992–2001.
Lennart Georg Meri (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈlenˑɑrt ˈgeorg ˈmeri]; 29 March 1929 – 14 March 2006) was an Estonian writer, film director and statesman...
(Estonian: Tallinna lennujaam, IATA: TLL, ICAO: EETN) or LennartMeri Tallinn Airport (Estonian: LennartMeri Tallinna lennujaam) is the largest airport in Estonia...
credentials to the newly elected president of the restored republic, LennartMeri. After Estonia regained independence, a new constitution was adopted...
President LennartMeri was elected for a further term. In August 1991, Estonia declared its independence from the Soviet Union. LennartMeri was elected...
controversy in February 1994 when the doctrine was the subject of remarks by LennartMeri, the then-president of Estonia, in his Matthiae-Mahl speech to Hamburgers...
the passing of Estonia's second president, LennartMeri – ERR". 14 March 2016. "'True European' LennartMeri passes away". The Baltic Times. 15 March 2006...
He was a first cousin of the President of Estonia, LennartMeri. At the time of his death, Meri was an honorary chairman of the Estonian Anti-Fascist...
Finnair's designation AY. Its main bases were Helsinki-Vantaa and Tallinn-LennartMeri. Aero ceased its operations in January 2008. The name harkens back to...
Cross of St. Mary's Land) was instituted by the President of Estonia, LennartMeri, on 16 May 1995 to honour the independence of the Estonian state. (The...
gather flames from a forest fire. According to a theory first proposed by LennartMeri, it is possible that Saaremaa was the legendary Thule island, first mentioned...
is now a travel company based in Tallinn, Estonia. Its main base was LennartMeri Tallinn Airport. Avies operated flights from Tallinn to Kärdla and Kuressaare...
antiquity of the Irish language. Another hypothesis, first proposed by LennartMeri in 1976, holds that the island of Saaremaa (which is often known by the...
vote, a second round was held in Parliament on 5 October 1992, in which LennartMeri was elected. Voter turnout in the public vote was 68%. This was the only...
Estonia. The Thule island he described has been identified as Saaremaa by LennartMeri, though this identification is not widely considered probable, as Saaremaa...
g., Charles de Gaulle Airport, George Bush Intercontinental Airport, LennartMeri Airport, O.R. Tambo International Airport, Soekarno–Hatta International...
Meri (born 14 March 1949), widow of LennartMeri, is an Estonian actress who also served as the First Lady of Estonia from 1992 to 2001. Helle Meri (née...
proponent of theories about the meteor and its consequences was historian LennartMeri, the president of Estonia from 1992 to 2001, who wrote several books...
Mart Meri (born 15 February 1959 in Tallinn) is an Estonian politician. He was a member of IX, X and XII Riigikogu. His father was LennartMeri and his...
president LennartMeri. "Eesti biograafiline andmebaas ISIK". www2.kirmus.ee. Retrieved 13 April 2021. "Teenetemärkide kavalerid: Georg Meri". www.president...
the early 1970s LennartMeri (1928–2006), Estonian writer, film director and statesman, President of Estonia from 1992 to 2001 Lennart Nilsson (1922–2017)...
by Andres Taul. Idea for such a unit originally came from President LennartMeri in 2001 whilst he was visiting the Viljandi Folk Music Festival. The...
Kurumoch International Airport KUF Samara 03,540,000 022.1% 24 Estonia LennartMeri Airport TLL Tallinn 02,961,569 007.8% 25 Moldova Chișinău International...
service is available to residents who register with the municipality. The LennartMeri Tallinn Airport is about 4 kilometres (2 miles) from Town Hall square...
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