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Konstantin Päts

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Konstantin Päts

Konstantin Päts (February 23 1874 - January 18 1956) was an Estonian president and dictator. He established an authoritarian rule after a coup d'état in 1934. In 1938 he became president. He lost power when Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940. He was deported by the Soviets. Päts died in a Psychiatric hospital in Kalinin (current Tver') in 1956.

In 1898, he graduated from the faculty of Law of Tartu University. Served in the Russian Army. Worked as an editor of the "Teataja" newspaper in Tallinn, then worked in Tallinn municipality. Participated in the 1905 Revolution, was convicted in absence having fled to Switzerland. Returned to the Russian empire in 1909 and served his sentence in a St. Petersburg prison. In 1918 he was arrested by German authorities and spent from July to November in a concentration camp in Poland. After getting back to Estonia he became the prime minister and the defense minister of the Provisionary Government.

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Preceded by: none	Prime Minister of Estonia 1918 - 1919	Succeeded by: Otto Strandman
Preceded by: Andres Larka	Minister of War 1918 - 1918	Succeeded by: Otto Strandman
Preceded by: Ants Piip	State Elder of Estonia 1921 - 1922	Succeeded by: Juhan Kukk
Preceded by: Juhan Kukk	State Elder of Estonia 1923 - 1924	Succeeded by: Friedrich Akel
Preceded by: Otto Strandman	State Elder of Estonia 1931 - 1932	Succeeded by: Jaan Teemant
Preceded by: Kaarel Eenpalu	State Elder of Estonia 1932 - 1933	Succeeded by: Jaan Tõnisson
Preceded by: Jaan Tõnisson	State Elder of Estonia 1932 - 1933	Succeeded by: Riigihoidja
Preceded by: State Elder of Estonia	Riigihoidja 1934 - 1937	Succeeded by: President of Estonia
Preceded by: suspended	Prime Minister of Estonia 1934 - 1937	Succeeded by: suspended
Preceded by: Riigihoidja	President of Estonia 1938 - 1940	Succeeded by: Jüri Uluots