Ado Kurvits Explained

Ado Kurvits
Office1:Chairman of the Executive Committee of Tallinn
Term Start1:26 February 1945
Term End1:September 1945
Predecessor1:Aleksander Kiidelmaa
Successor1:Aleksander Hendrikson
Birth Date:1897
Death Date:1958 (age 60–61)
Party:Communist Party of Estonia

Ado Kurvits (1897–1958) was an Estonian Communist politician who was the chairman of the Executive Committee of Tallinn from February to September 1945.[1] He was deported after the Soviet Union invaded Estonia in 1940.[2] Despite this, he was the first chairman after the Soviet Union reconquered Estonia from the Nazi German occupation of Estonia, and was chairman during the official end of World War II. He was succeeded by Aleksander Hendrikson. He died in 1958 and is buried at Helme cemetery in Valga County.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postimees (1886-1944), nr. 177, 1 August 1945. 13 June 2018. 1 August 1945. Postimees (1886-1944 version; via DIGAR Eesti artiklid). Estonian.
  2. Web site: The World at War - ESTONIA 1917 - 1945. 13 June 2018. Schudak.de.
  3. Web site: Helme kalmistu, Uus osa, 9, 143, 4-kohaline kirstuplats. 13 June 2018. Haudi Kalmistute Register. Estonian.