Lennart Meri
1929
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2006
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Estonia, Soviet Union
native language: Estonian
educated at: University of Tartu, Lycée Janson-de-Sailly
occupation: film director, diplomat, screenwriter, translator, writer, politician, philologist
award received: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Order of the White Eagle, Four Freedoms Award - Freedom of Speech, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon, Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class, Collar of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav, Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer, Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry, Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great, Golden Plate Award, Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia, Royal Order of the Seraphim, Order of the Elephant, Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross, Coat of Arms of Tallinn, Honored Writer of the Estonian SSR, Recipient of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 1st Class, Order of the Aztec Eagle, National Maltese Order of Merit, Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
Lennart Georg Meri (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈlenˑɑrt ˈgeorg ˈmeri]; 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. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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