August Rei
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August Rei was an Estonian politician. He served as State Elder of Estonia in 1928–1929, and as Prime Minister in duties of the President of the Estonian government-in-exile in 1945–1963.
August Rei c. 1926–1930
King Gustaf V of Sweden and Elder of State August Rei (right) in Tallinn, 1929
State Elder of Estonia
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The State Elder, sometimes also translated as Head of State, was the official title of the Estonian head of state from 1920 to 1937. He combined some of the functions held by a president and prime minister in most other democracies.
Image: Ants Piip, 1923
Image: Konstantin Päts
Image: Konstantin Päts
Image: Friedrich Akel