Endel Ratas
Endel Ratas (8 December 1938 Tarva, Pärnu County – 2 September 2006) was an Estonian freedom fighter and politician.[1]
Since 1957 he was a member of Estonian Freedom Fighters' Union (Estonian: Eesti Vabadusvõitlejate Liit). From 1959 to 1963 he was in a prison camp in Mordva Republic, Russia.[1]
In 1979, he was one of the fourth Estonians who signed Baltic Appeal. In 1988, he was a founding member of the Estonian National Independence Party (Eesti Rahvusliku Sõltumatuse Partei, or ERSP). In 1990 he was a member of the Congress of Estonia.[1]
In 2000, he was awarded the Order of the National Coat of Arms, III Class. In 2006 he was awarded the Order of the White Star, II class.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Vabadusvõitleja Endel Ratas 8. detsember 1938 - 2. september 2006". Estonian World Review (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "Teenetemärkide kavalerid: Endel Ratas". www.president.ee. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
Categories:
- 1938 births
- 2006 deaths
- Estonian independence activists
- Estonian National Independence Party politicians
- Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 3rd Class
- Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 2nd Class
- Estonian prisoners and detainees
- Gulag detainees
- Prisoners and detainees of the Soviet Union
- People from Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish