Toomas Alatalu

Toomas Alatalu (born 23 August 1942 in Rakvere) is an Estonian historian, educator, political commentator and politician. He has been a member of VII, VIII and X Riigikogu.[1]

Education

Alatalu graduated from Pärnu Secondary School No. 4 [et] in 1960 and from the Faculty of History and Linguistics of Tartu State University in 1965, majoring in history.[2]

In 1977, he defended his PhD in philosophy at Leningrad State University with the dissertation Революционная ситуация и особенности ее созревания в Латинской Америке (The Revolutionary Situation and Peculiarities of Its Maturation in Latin America).[3]

Political career

From 1999 until 2005 he belonged to the Estonian Centre Party. From 2005 until 2009, he was a member of the People's Union of Estonia party. Between 2009 and 2018, he was a member of the Social Democratic Party.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Juhatus ja liikmed". Riigikogu (in Estonian). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. ^ Sexton, William (April 21, 1976). "The Other Detente—With Soviet Minorities". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). Melville, NY. p. 45. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Toomas Alatalu". Estonian Research Information System (ETIS). Ministry of Education and Research. Retrieved January 3, 2025.