Vello Salum Explained

Vello Salum (5 July 1933 – 30 November 2015) was an Estonian Lutheran clergyman, Soviet dissident, and politician.

Salum was born in Elistvere in Tartu County. His father August Johannes Salum was a veterinarian and politician.[1] He was a member of Constitutional Assembly of Estonia.[2]

In 2000, he was awarded with Order of the National Coat of Arms, III class. Salum died on 30 November 2015 in Viljandi and was buried on 10 December 2015 in Pilistvere Cemetery.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lindström, Lauri. Album Academicum Universitatis Tartuensis 1918–1944. 1994. Tartu Ülikool. Tartu. 348. 9789985560754. et.
  2. Book: Toomla . Jaan . Valitud ja valitsenud: Eesti Parlamentaarsete ja muude esinduskogude ja valitsuste isikkoosseis aastail 1917–1999 . 1999 . . Tallinn . 9985921720 . 23 March 2021 . Estonian.
  3. Web site: Teenetemärkide kavalerid: Vello Salum . www.president.ee . 13 March 2021.