About Ado Kurvits
Lived 1897 – 1958 (aged 60–61). Ado Kurvits was an Estonian politician.
Ado Kurvits (1897–1958) was an Estonian Communist politician who was the chairman of the Executive Committee of Tallinn from 26 February to 17 September 1945. He was deported after the Soviet Union invaded Estonia in 1940. 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.
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Who was Ado Kurvits?
Estonian politician (1897-1958)
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Ado Kurvits was born in 1897.
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Ado Kurvits died in 1958.
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Ado Kurvits was a politician.
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Ado Kurvits was Estonian.
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