Olga Lauristin
Olga Lauristin | |
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 Johannes and Olga Lauristin in 1940 | |
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| Born | Olga Künnapuu 28 April 1903 Harju County, Estonia |
| Died | 25 June 2005 (aged 102) Tartu, Estonia |
| Political party | Communist Party of Estonia |
| Spouse(s) | Johannes Lauristin Hendrik Allik |
| Children | Marju Lauristin Jaak Allik |
| Alma mater | University of Tartu |
| Awards | Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of Friendship of Peoples Order of the October Revolution |
Olga Lauristin (née Künnapuu; 28 April 1903 Kolga Parish, Harju County – 25 June 2005[1]) was a Soviet Estonian politician.[2]
From 1944 until 1947, she was Minister of Social Welfare.[2]
Her first husband was politician Johannes Lauristin and her daughter was politician and media researcher Marju Lauristin. She later married Hendrik Allik in 1945 and the couple had a son, theatre critic and director and politician Jaak Allik in 1946. The couple remained married until Allik's death in 1989.[3]
References[]
- ^ "In memoriam Olga Lauristin". Postimees. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Toomla, Jaan (1999). Valitud ja valitsenud: Eesti Parlamentaarsete ja muude esinduskogude ja valitsuste isikkoosseis aastail 1917–1999 (in Estonian). Tallinn: Estonian National Library. ISBN 9985921720. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ McGeary, Johanna (1 November 1990). "Challenge In the East". Time Magazine. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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- 1903 births
- 2005 deaths
- Communist Party of Estonia politicians
- Members of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1940–1947
- Estonian centenarians
- People from Kuusalu Parish
- Women centenarians