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Jaan Anvelt

Estonian statesman
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  • Estonia
    Estonia
    / Independence

    …puppet communist government headed by Jaan Anvelt, who seized power in Tallinn but never obtained control of the whole country. In February 1918, German forces entered Estonia. The communists fled, and on February 24 the MaapƤev declared Estonia independent. The following day German troops entered Tallinn. PƤts was briefly arrested,…

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    …puppet communist government headed by Jaan Anvelt, who seized power in Tallinn but never obtained control of the whole country. In February 1918, German forces entered Estonia. The communists fled, and on February 24 the MaapƤev declared Estonia independent. The following day German troops entered Tallinn. PƤts was briefly arrested,…

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