Karl Vaino
Karl Genrikhovich Vaino (Estonian: Karl Vaino; Russian: Карл Генрихович Вайно; alias Kirill Voinov; 28 May 1923 – 12 February 2022) was a Russian-born Soviet politician in Soviet-occupied Estonia. In 1978–1988 he was the formal leader of the Communist Party of the Estonian SSR.
Karl Vaino | |
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Vaino in 1987 | |
| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Estonia | |
| In office 26 July 1978 – 16 June 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Johannes Käbin |
| Succeeded by | Vaino Väljas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 May 1923 Tomsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 12 February 2022 (aged 98) Moscow, Russia |
| Resting place | Federal Military Memorial Cemetery |
| Citizenship | Soviet and Russian |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1940–1989) |
| Relations | Anton Vaino (grandson) |
| Alma mater | Omsk State Transport University |
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