List of First Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Estonia
The First Secretary[1] of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Estonia was the leader of the Communist Party of Estonia, which was in turn a branch of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Below is a list of office-holders:
Image | Name | Entered office | Left office |
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![]() | Karl Säre[2] | August 28, 1940 | 1943? |
![]() | Nikolai Karotamm[3][4] | September 3, 1941 | March 26, 1950 |
![]() | Johannes Käbin | March 26, 1950 | July 26, 1978 |
![]() | Karl Vaino | July 26, 1978 | June 16, 1988 |
![]() | Vaino Väljas | June 16, 1988 | August 22, 1991 |
Footnotes
Sources
- World Statesmen – Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic