Vaino Väljas

Vaino Väljas
Väljas in 2013
Leader of the Estonian Left Party
In office
25 March 1990 – 1 June 1995
Preceded byParty established
Succeeded byHillar Eller
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Estonia
In office
1988–1990
Preceded byKarl Vaino
Succeeded byPosition abolished
First Secretary of the Leninist Young Communist League of Estonia
In office
1955–1961
Preceded byBoris Tolbast
Succeeded byJaan Lüllemets
Personal details
Born(1931-03-28)28 March 1931
Külaküla, Hiiumaa, Estonia
Died16 January 2024(2024-01-16) (aged 92)
PartyEstonian Left Party

Vaino Väljas (28 March 1931 – 16 January 2024) was a Soviet and Estonian diplomat and politician. Väljas was leader of the Communist party in Soviet Estonia from 1988 to 1991, and the leader of Democratic Estonian Workers Party from 1992 to 1995 in independent Estonia.

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