Ants Piip | |
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1st State Elder of Estonia | |
In office 20 December 1920 – 25 January 1921 | |
Preceded by | himself as Prime Minister |
Succeeded by | Konstantin Päts |
5th Prime Minister of Estonia | |
In office 26 October 1920 – 20 December 1920 | |
Preceded by | Jaan Tõnisson |
Succeeded by | himself as State Elder |
Personal details | |
Born | Tuhalaane, Kreis Fellin, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire | 28 February 1884
Died | 1 October 1942 Nyrobsky camp, Molotov Oblast, Soviet Union | (aged 58)
Nationality | Estonian |
Political party | Estonian Labour Party, later none |
Profession | lawyer, diplomat, politician |
Ants Piip VR III/1 (also Anton or Hans Piip; 28 February [O.S. 16 February] 1884 in Tuhalaane, Kreis Fellin[1] – 1 October 1942 in Nyrobsky camp, Perm Oblast, Russian SFSR) was an Estonian lawyer, diplomat and politician.[2] Piip was the 1st Head of State of Estonia and the 5th Prime Minister of Estonia. Piip played a key role in internationalising the independence aspirations of Estonia during the Paris Peace Conference following World War I.[3]