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Päts still bore the idea in his mind, as testified by his so-called " political testament ", written in July 1940.
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Päts and still
A museum of Konstantin Päts was set up in 1991 in the Tallinn Botanical Gardens, where Päts's farmstead still remains.
Päts and idea
Päts had promoted the idea of corporate chambers already in 1918, but the idea did not gain support from strong left-wing parties at the time.
Päts and by
During the Era of Silence political parties were banned and the parliament was not in session between 1934 and 1938 as the country was ruled by decree by Konstantin Päts, who was elected as the first President of Estonia in 1938.
Estonian historians including Pusta and Tomingas have argued that the death was an act of defenestration by agents of the first President of Estonia, Konstantin Päts.
However, the Vaps Movement was thwarted by a pre-emptive coup d ' état on March 12, 1934, by Head of State Konstantin Päts, who then established his own authoritarian rule until a new constitution came to force.
During the Era of Silence, political parties were banned and the parliament was not in session between 1934 and 1938 as the country was ruled by decree by Konstantin Päts.
In Estonia, the German military administration transmitted power to the Government of Estonia headed by Konstantin Päts.
The Order of the National Coat of Arms (, ) was instituted by Konstantin Päts on 7 October 1936 to commemorate 24 February 1918, the day on which Estonian independence was declared.
Special sash ( Riigivapi teenetemärgi erisuurpael ) was received by Konstantin Päts after his accession to the post of the President of the Republic.
Estonian Labour Party remained in the coalition, headed by State Elder Konstantin Päts of Farmers ' Assemblies.
Päts was considered by the authorities to establish a newspaper that was loyal to the Empire and would " unite all Orthodox Estonians ", however in reality his newspaper had a radical political content.
Both Päts and his recent predecessor Jaan Tõnisson tried to control the Vaps Movement, that was seen by democratic parties as a local National Socialist party that had to be kept away from power.
Päts was one of the candidates in the presidential elections, but he was accompanied by threats by the Vaps Movement to take power and rumors of a forthcoming coup.
Päts postponed the presidential elections until the end of the state of emergency for " emotions being too high because of anti-government agitation by the Vaps Movement ".
As Päts believed that a nation should be organized not by political views into parties, but by vocation into respective chambers, a series of state corporative institutions were introduced, based on corporatism in Fascist Italy.
One more theory insists that Päts knew of the difficulty of the situation and tried to keep Estonians as safe as possible by avoiding war with the Soviets.
The laws passed by the Vares government and promulgated by Päts were illegal in any case as they were not ratified by the upper chamber as required by the Estonian constitution.
Päts has been portrayed in literature, one of the best known is the satirical Memoirs of Ivan Orav by Andrus Kivirähk, where Päts is portrayed as a true people's person, who was beloved by the entire nation and who was a thoroughly good person.
Päts and political
* March 12 – Konstantin Päts and general Johan Laidoner stage a coup in Estonia, and ban all political parties.
During the 1920s and early 1930s, Päts led the most right-wing party of the major political parties of the time – Farmers ' Assemblies, that eventually merged into the United Farmers Party in 1932.
In September 1918, Päts formed a new political party, the agrarian-conservative Farmers ' Assemblies.
Päts thought that political organizations should unite the society, not fragmentize it.
In 1901, Konstantin Päts founded the second Estonian daily newspaper, starting a political rivalry not only between Postimees and the new Teataja, but also between Jaan Tõnisson and Konstantin Päts themselves.
Päts soon suspended the activities of both the political parties and the parliament also imposed limits to civil liberty, disbanding the parliament in 1934 and all political parties in 1935.
Päts and July
From February 1916, Päts served as an officer in Tallinn and in July 1917, he was elected as Chairman of the Supreme Committee of Estonian Soldiers, where he actively worked to form Estonian units in the Imperial Army.
Even in early July, Päts declared to the German ambassador, that he doesn't believe in the Sovietization of Estonia.
On 21 July 1940, the Estonian SSR was proclaimed, Päts was forced to leave office and was deported to Leningrad with his family on 30 July 1940.
Following the sham elections in July, Päts was dismissed from office and Vares assumes presidential responsibilities.
Later in July Päts, along with his son, daughter-in-law and two grandsons, was deported to Ufa in Russia.
After the Estonian President Konstantin Päts was arrested by Soviet occupation forces and deported to Russia in July 1940, Professor Uluots became prime minister in the duties of the president as dictated by the Estonian constitution.
Päts and 1940
In May 1940, Päts believed that the best option for Estonia would be to follow Soviet guidelines until the German-Soviet war.
On Victory Day of 23 June 1940, Päts declared, that " the greatest thing we have accomplished, is the creation of the Estonian state.
" From 29 June 1940, Päts remained under permanent house arrest.
In 1918, Päts refused to compromise with the Communists, but in 1940, he gave Estonia to Soviets without many objections.
Kentmanni street in Tallinn was named after Konstantin Päts in 1939 – 1940 and 1941 – 1944 and Lossi street in Põltsamaa was named after him in 1936 – 1940.
His term was to last for six years, but was cut short as Estonia was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, Päts was dismissed and later arrested.
The Committee determined that the Soviet-era appointment of Johannes Vares as Prime Minister by Konstantin Päts had been illegal and that Uluots had assumed the President's duties from 21 June 1940 onwards.
The Committee determined that the Soviet-era appointment of Johannes Vares as Prime Minister by Konstantin Päts had been illegal and that Uluots had assumed the President's duties from 21 June 1940 onwards.
Päts and .
* 1874 – Konstantin Päts, 1st President of Estonia ( d. 1956 )
* January 18 – Konstantin Päts, President of Estonia ( b. 1874 )
* February 23 – Konstantin Päts, Estonian president ( d. 1956 )
In 1936 he supported Juhan Kukk, Ants Piip, Jaan Teemant and Jaan Tõnisson, who signed a memorandum addressed to Prime Minister in duties of the State Elder Konstantin Päts, demanding civil freedoms and an end to his authoritarian rule.
The deposed presidents of Estonia ( Konstantin Päts ) and Latvia ( Kārlis Ulmanis ) were imprisoned and deported to the USSR and died later in Siberia and Central Asia.
On November 16, the provisional government called for voluntary mobilization and began to organize the Estonian Army, with Konstantin Päts as Minister of War, Major General Andres Larka as the chief of staff, and Major General Aleksander Tõnisson as commander of the Estonian Army, initially consisting of one division.
The sitting State Elder, Konstantin Päts, appointed himself to the position of Prime Minister and in this position was then able to suspend elections for Elder of State and for the Estonian Parliament.
Konstantin Päts VR I / 1 and III / 1 ( 23 February 1874 – 18 January 1956 ) was the most influential politician of interwar Estonia.
In 1917, Päts headed the Provincial Government of the Autonomous Governorate of Estonia, but was forced to go underground after the October Revolution.
On 19 February 1918, Päts became one of the three members of the Estonian Salvation Committee, that issued the Estonian Declaration of Independence on 24 February.
Konstantin Päts headed the Estonian Provisional Government ( 1918 – 1919 ), although being imprisoned during the German Occupation.
In the Provisional Government, Päts also served as Minister of Internal Affairs ( 1918 ) and Minister of War ( 1918 – 1919 ), that left him organizing Estonian troops for the War of Independence.
Päts ruled as Prime Minister in duties of the State Elder ( 1934 – 1937 ) and President-Regent ( 1937 – 1938 ) until a new constitution was adopted in 1938, after which Päts became the first President of Estonia.
Konstantin Päts with his family.
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