Karl August Baars (also known as Kaarel August Baars; 25 March 1875 – 27 February 1942) was an Estonian lawyer and politician. Baars was born at Iigaste Manor (now in Valga Parish) in Dorpat County on . Baars was a lawyer. He was elected to the Estonian Provincial Assembly, which governed the

Autonomous Governorate of Estonia In developmental psychology and moral, political, and bioethical philosophy, autonomy, from , ''autonomos'', from αὐτο- ''auto-'' "self" and νόμος ''nomos'', "law", hence when combined understood to mean "one who gives oneself one's ow ...

between 1917 and 1919, and served as the First Assistant Chairman between 27 November 1918 and 3 February 1919. He sat on the '' Asutav Kogu'' (Constituent Assembly) and each of the first five legislatures of the newly formed Riigikogu, between 1920 and 1934. He was Minister of Finance between 26 October 1920 and 25 January 1921, and served twice as Minister of Justice: between 14 and 25 January 1921 and between 1 April and 14 May 1924.Jaan Toomla,
Valitud ja Valitsenud: Eesti parlamentaarsete ja muude esinduskogude ning valitsuste isikkoosseis aastail 1917–1999
' ( National Library of Estonia, 1999), p. 212. Baars was arrested during the Soviet occupation of Estonia during the Second World War, and he was sentenced to death and transported to the

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. He died on 27 February 1942, before the death sentence could be carried out.

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"Baars, Karl August"
''Eesti Biograafiline Leksikon'', vol. 1 (1926), p. 36. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
"Baars, Karl August"
''Eesti Biograafiline Andmebaas''. Retrieved 25 February 2019. 1875 births 1942 deaths People from Valga Parish People from Kreis Dorpat Estonian Labour Party politicians National Centre Party (Estonia) politicians Finance ministers of Estonia Members of the Estonian Provincial Assembly Members of the Estonian Constituent Assembly Members of the Riigikogu, 1920–1923 Members of the Riigikogu, 1923–1926 Members of the Riigikogu, 1926–1929 Members of the Riigikogu, 1929–1932 Members of the Riigikogu, 1932–1934 University of Tartu alumni Estonian people who died in Soviet detention Estonian prisoners sentenced to death Prisoners sentenced to death by the Soviet Union {{Estonia-politician-stub

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