Presidents of Estonia
| # | Portrait | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Birth and Death |
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| 1 | Konstantin Päts | 24 April 1938 | 23 July 1940 | Fatherland Union | b. 23 February 1874, Tahkuranna d. 18 January 1956, Burashevo, Kalinin Oblast, USSR |
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| 1938 - I round - elected by the parliament and municipal appointees as the only candidate with 219 of 238 votes (92.0%). | ||||||
| 2 | Lennart Georg Meri | 6 October 1992 | 8 October 2001 | National Coalition Party Pro Patria | b. 29 March 1929, Tallinn d. 14 March 2006, Tallinn |
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| 1992 - II round - elected by the parliament with 59 of 101 votes (58.4%). 1996 - V round - elected by the parliament and municipal appointees with 196 of 372 votes (52.7%). |
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| 3 | Arnold Rüütel | 8 October 2001 | 9 October 2006 | People's Union of Estonia | b. 10 May 1928, Laimjala Parish, Saare County | |
| 2001 - V round - elected by the parliament and municipal appointees with 186 of 366 votes (50.8%). | ||||||
| 4 | Toomas Hendrik Ilves | 9 October 2006 | Incumbent | Social Democratic Party | b. 26 December 1953, Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 2006 - IV round - elected by the parliament and municipal appointees with 174 of 345 votes (50.4%). 2011 - I round - elected by the parliament with 73 of 101 votes (72.3%). |
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