Kaarel Eenpalu
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Kaarel Eenpalu (until 1935 named Karl August Einbund) (May 28, 1888 in Tartu County, Estonia - January 27, 1942, Kirov Oblast, Russia) was an Estonian journalist, politician and head of state.
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[edit] Education
Eenpalu was educated at the Hugo Treffner Gymnasium in Tartu. Between 1909 and 1914 he studied law at Tartu University and later graduated from Moscow University.
[edit] Journalism
From 1910 to 1912 and in 1915 he was member of the editorial board of the Postimees Daily in Tartu, in 1918 editor of Postimees, in 1920 editor-in-chief of "Tallinna Teataja" (Tallinn Gazette) daily, and in 1924 editor-in-chief of the "Kaja" (Echo) newspaper.
[edit] War
Eenpalu was active in World War I, serving as a battery commander in the First Estonian Artillery Regiment in 1917 and 1918. During the Estonian War of Independence in 1918-1919, he first commanded the Tartu High School students' battalion, and then a battery in the Second Estonian Artillery Regiment.
[edit] Political career
Eenpalu was a member of the Estonian Constituent Assembly (Asutav Kogu, 1919-1920), member of National Assembly (Riigikogu, 1920-1937), member of the Chamber of Deputies (Riigivolikogu, since 1938) and held a series of high government offices of the newly independent Estonian state. In 1919-1920 he was State Controller. In 1920, 1921-1924, and 1924-1926 he held the position of the Minister of Internal Affairs, and can thus be considered a founder of the Estonian Police. From June 22, 1926 to July 19, 1932 and from May 18, 1933 to August 29, 1934 he was Speaker of the III, IV and V Riigikogu. From 19 July to 1 November 1932 he was the head of state (Riigivanem, literally "Elder of State"). In 1934-1938 he was again Minister of Internal Affairs, and in 1938-1939 he was the Prime Minister of Estonia.
[edit] Capture
After the Soviet Union occupied Estonia in June 1940, Eenpalu, along with a number of other leading Estonian politicians, was arrested and subsequently deported to Russia. He died in 1942 in a Soviet prison camp in Vyatka (Vyatlag), Kirov (Vyatka) Oblast.
[edit] External links
- Photo: Elder of State Eenpalu with his family, 10 August 1932
- Photo of Prime Minister Kaarel Eenpalu, 1939
| Preceded by August Rei |
Speaker of the Riigikogu 1926 - 1932 |
Succeeded by Jaan Tõnisson |
| Preceded by Jaan Teemant |
State Elder of Estonia 1932 |
Succeeded by Konstantin Päts |
| Preceded by Jaan Tõnisson |
Speaker of the Riigikogu 1933 - 1934 |
Succeeded by Rudolf Penno |
| Preceded by vacant |
Prime Minister of Estonia 1938 - 1939 |
Succeeded by Jüri Uluots |
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