Tujurikkuja savisaar biography

Savisaar's health never recovered from the event. In Savisaar was freed from political corruption trial as court determined him seriously ill and thus unable to stand trial or carry a punishment if convicted. Savisaar died on 29 December , at the age of Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history.

Tujurikkuja savisaar biography

Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item. Estonian politician — Vilja Laanaru. Early life and education [ edit ]. Career [ edit ]. Controversy [ edit ]. Tape scandal [ edit ]. Bronze Night and riots [ edit ]. Allegations of receiving Russian money [ edit ]. Bribery allegations [ edit ].

Statements in support of EKRE [ edit ]. Joining an anti-vaccination party [ edit ]. Personal life [ edit ]. Death [ edit ]. References [ edit ]. Retrieved 29 December Retrieved 14 February Retrieved 13 August Retrieved on 4 August Retrieved 4 November Retrieved 2 January Archived from the original DOC on 10 May Archived from the original on 7 February Retrieved 14 April Retrieved 1 May Retrieved 30 September Retrieved 18 March Retrieved 22 December Eesti Ekspress in Estonian.

Retrieved 6 February Retrieved 7 August Retrieved 25 March Retrieved 15 January External links [ edit ]. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edgar Savisaar. In , he was elected as the first Prime Minister of the Estonian Republic after she attained Independence. He served for five months and resigned due to the lousy economy of the state.

During he was appointed the Vice Speaker of the Estonian legislature. He later became the Interior Minister of Estonia. Edgar Savisaar was removed from the post later on allegations of interfering with the privacy of other politicians. In , he contested the legislative elections, and he was elected the Chairman of the Tallinn City Council. In , he became a member of the seventh, eighth and ninth Estonian parliament.

In , he became the mayor of Tallinn which is the capital city of Estonia. He was then removed from office after a vote of no confidence, and he was replaced by Tonis Palts. He served in the post until In , he was elected as the mayor of Tallinn a position that he holds to date. Edgar Savisaar has married thrice in his lifetime. His first wife was Kaire Karon with whom he had a son named Erki.

In , he became Mayor of Tallinn, a position he held until After a brief stint as Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications from to , Savisaar was re-elected as Mayor of Tallinn in He has held the position uninterruptedly since then. Savisaar is a controversial figure in Estonian politics. He has been praised by some for his advocacy for Russian-speaking Estonians and the poor.

However, his opponents have accused him of authoritarianism, nepotism, corruption, and collusion with Russia's United Russia party. Savisaar was married to Kairi Savisaar until their divorce in They have a son, Erki, and two granddaughters. He then married Viive Savisaar in