Kersti Kaljulaid
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Kersti Kaljulaid is an Estonian politician who served as the fifth president of Estonia between 2016 and 2021, and was its first and only female head of state since the country declared independence in 1918. She was also the youngest president, aged 46 at the time of her election.
Kaljulaid in 2018
Kersti Kaljulaid at the Opinion Festival 2021 in Paide, Estonia
University of Tartu Council seminar in 2015.
Kaljulaid, her husband Georgi-Rene Maksimovski, outgoing President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, and his wife Ieva Ilves at Kaljulaid's inauguration, Kadriorg Palace, Tallinn, 10 October 2016
President of Estonia
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The president of the Republic of Estonia is the head of state of the Republic of Estonia. The current president is Alar Karis, elected by Parliament on 31 August 2021, replacing Kersti Kaljulaid.
President of Estonia
Estonia's Presidential Palace in Kadriorg Park
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Image: Lennart Meri 1998