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Vaino Väljas[a] (28 March 1931 – 16 January 2024) was a Soviet and Estonian diplomat and politician. Väljas was leader of the Communist party in Soviet Estonia in 1988–1991, and the leader of Democratic Estonian Workers Party in 1992–1995 in independent Estonia.
Vaino Väljas was born on 28 March 1931 on the island of Hiiumaa in Estonia. After Estonia had been occupied and annexed in 1940, and invaded and reoccupied in 1944 by the StalinistSoviet Union, Väljas became a member of the Soviet Communist Party in 1952. In 1955, he graduated from Tartu State University.
In 1949, he began working at the Komsomol. From 1955 to 1961 he held the office of First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Leninist Young Communist League of Estonia. From 1961 to 1971, Väljas was First Secretary of the Tallinn City Committee of the Communist Party of Estonia. He was the Chairman of the 6th Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR in 1963–1967. From 1971 to 1980, he was Secretary of the Central Committee of the Estonian communist party. Since Väljas was considered to have Estonian "nationalist inclinations", he was removed from Estonia by the then communist party leadership in Moscow, and instead appointed by the Soviet central government as the Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Venezuela in 1980, and to Nicaragua in 1986.
As the Singing Revolution along with the Estonian independence movement both gained momentum in 1988, the relatively "liberal communist" Väljas was recalled by the Soviet leadership from Nicaragua and appointed by Gorbachev as leader of the communist party in the Soviet-occupied Estonia. Formally, he was first secretary of the Communist Party of the Estonian SSR from 16 June 1988 to April 1990, and its chairman from April 1990 to August 1991.[1] The Communist party lost its monopoly of power in February 1990. Väljas later voted for the Estonian Restoration of Independence in August 1991.[2]
Väljas died on 16 January 2024, at the age of 92.[3]
^"Estonia Gets Hope". Ellensburg Daily Record. Helsinki, Finland: UPI. 23 October 1989. p. 9. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
^Smith, Graham, ed. (27 July 2016). The Baltic States: The National Self-Determination of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Springer. p. 149. ISBN978-1-349-14150-0. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
^"Suri Vaino Väljas. President Karis: tema diplomaatiline julgus aitas laduda kive Eesti iseseisvuse taastamisse". Ohtuleht. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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VainoSucceeded byPosition abolishedFirst Secretary of the Leninist Young Communist League of EstoniaIn office 1955 1961Preceded byBoris TolbastSucceeded byJaan LullemetsPersonal detailsBorn 1931 03 28 28 March 1931Kulakula Hiiumaa EstoniaDied16 January 2024 2024 01 16 aged 92 Political partyEstonian Left Party Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards 3 Notes 4 ReferencesBiography editVaino Valjas was born on 28 March 1931 on the island of Hiiumaa in Estonia After Estonia had been occupied and annexed in 1940 and invaded and reoccupied in 1944 by the Stalinist Soviet Union Valjas became a member of the Soviet Communist Party in 1952 In 1955 he graduated from Tartu State University In 1949 he began working at the Komsomol From 1955 to 1961 he held the office of First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Leninist Young Communist League of Estonia From 1961 to 1971 Valjas was First Secretary of the Tallinn City Committee of the Communist Party of Estonia He was the Chairman of the 6th Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR in 1963 1967 From 1971 to 1980 he was Secretary of the Central Committee of the Estonian communist party Since Valjas was considered to have Estonian nationalist inclinations he was removed from Estonia by the then communist party leadership in Moscow and instead appointed by the Soviet central government as the Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Venezuela in 1980 and to Nicaragua in 1986 As the Singing Revolution along with the Estonian independence movement both gained momentum in 1988 the relatively liberal communist Valjas was recalled by the Soviet leadership from Nicaragua and appointed by Gorbachev as leader of the communist party in the Soviet occupied Estonia Formally he was first secretary of the Communist Party of the Estonian SSR from 16 June 1988 to April 1990 and its chairman from April 1990 to August 1991 1 The Communist party lost its monopoly of power in February 1990 Valjas later voted for the Estonian Restoration of Independence in August 1991 2 Valjas died on 16 January 2024 at the age of 92 3 Awards edit nbsp Order of Lenin 1965 nbsp 3 Orders of the Red Banner of Labour 1958 1971 and 1973 nbsp Order of Friendship of Peoples 1981 nbsp Order of the National Coat of Arms 2002 nbsp Order of the White Star 2006 nbsp Aadu Luukas Mission Award 2017 nbsp Order of the Tallinn Coat of Arms et 2021 nbsp Order of the Liberator Venezuela 1986 Notes edit Russian Va jno Io sipovich Vya lyas romanized Vaino Iosipovich VyaliasReferences edit Estonia Gets Hope Ellensburg Daily Record Helsinki Finland UPI 23 October 1989 p 9 Retrieved 18 March 2010 Smith Graham ed 27 July 2016 The Baltic States The National Self Determination of Estonia Latvia and Lithuania Springer p 149 ISBN 978 1 349 14150 0 Retrieved 22 February 2023 Suri Vaino Valjas President Karis tema diplomaatiline julgus aitas laduda kive Eesti iseseisvuse taastamisse Ohtuleht 16 January 2024 Retrieved 16 January 2024 Political offices Preceded byKarl Vaino First Secretary of the Communist Party of Estonia1988 1990 Succeeded byOffice abolished Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vaino Valjas amp oldid 1215985110, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
