Olga Lauristin
Olga Lauristin (née Künnapuu; 28 April 1903 Kolga Parish (now Kuusalu Parish), Kreis Harrien – 25 June 2005[1]) was a Soviet Estonian politician.[2]
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| Born | Olga Künnapuu 28 April 1903 Kolga Parish (now Kuusalu Parish), Kreis Harrien, Governorate of Estonia |
| Died | 25 June 2005 (aged 102) Tartu, Estonia |
| Political party | Communist Party of Estonia |
| Spouse(s) | Johannes Lauristin Hendrik Allik |
| Children | Marju Lauristin Jaak Allik |
| Alma mater | University of Tartu |
| Awards | Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of Friendship of Peoples Order of the October Revolution |
From 1944 until 1947, she was Minister of Social Welfare.[2]
Johannes and Olga Lauristin in 1940
Her first husband was politician Johannes Lauristin and her daughter was politician and media researcher Marju Lauristin. She later married Hendrik Allik in 1945 and the couple had a son, theatre critic and director and politician Jaak Allik in 1946. The couple remained married until Allik's death in 1989.[3]
References
- "In memoriam Olga Lauristin". Postimees. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- Toomla, Jaan (1999). Valitud ja valitsenud: Eesti Parlamentaarsete ja muude esinduskogude ja valitsuste isikkoosseis aastail 1917–1999 (in Estonian). Tallinn: Estonian National Library. ISBN 9985921720. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- McGeary, Johanna (1 November 1990). "Challenge In the East". Time Magazine. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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