Lennart Meri

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Lennart Meri
Meri in 1999
2nd President of Estonia
In office 6 October 1992 – 8 October 2001
Prime Minister	Mart Laar Andres Tarand Tiit Vähi Mart Siimann Mart Laar
Preceded by	Konstantin Päts (Last President before Soviet occupation in 1940) Heinrich Mark (Last head of state in exile) Arnold Rüütel Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia
Succeeded by	Arnold Rüütel
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office April 1990 – March 1992
Prime Minister	Edgar Savisaar Tiit Vähi
Preceded by	Olev Olesk (in exile)
Succeeded by	Jaan Manitski
Personal details
Born	Lennart-Georg Meri (1929-03-29)29 March 1929 Tallinn, Estonia
Died	14 March 2006(2006-03-14) (aged 76) Tallinn, Estonia
Political party	Pro Patria National Coalition (1992–1995) Pro Patria Union (1995–2001)
Spouses	Regina Ojavere ​ ​ (m. 1953; div. 1982)​ Helle Pihlak ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	3, including Mart Meri
Alma mater	University of Tartu
Profession	Politician writer film director

Lennart Georg Meri (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈlenːɑrtː keˈorːːk ˈmeri]; 29 March 1929 – 14 March 2006) was an Estonian writer, film director, and statesman. He was the country's foreign minister from 1990 to 1992 and President of Estonia from 1992 to 2001.