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Sign: Tallinn - Memorial plaque for government officials killed by the communists


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Rahukohtu 3, 15161 Tallinn, Estonia
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On the sign:
IN MEMORIAM

Kommunistliku terrori tagajärjel hukkunud
Vabariigi Valitsuse liiknjed
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A memorial plaque on the Estonian government building, in memory of Estonian leaders who were killed by the communists mainly in 1940 when the Soviet Union invaded Estonia
Among them are Friedrich Akel - the foreign minister who was executed in 1941, Ado Birk who served for 3 days as the government of Estonia and was executed in 1942, Kaarel Eenpalu - the prime minister who died in a Soviet labor camp in 1942, Jüri Jaakson - the prime minister who was executed in Russia in 1942 and many more others.

On the other side of the house is another sign indicating the history of the house used as the house of the Estonian government Click for sign's details

The house was photographed on the same day by the same photographer Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
IN MEMORIAM

Died as a result of communist terror
Actions of the Government of the Republic



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