Priit Aimla (born 19 April 1941 in

Võru Võru (; vro, Võro; german: Werro) is a town and a municipality in south-eastern Estonia. It is the capital of Võru County and the centre of Võru Parish. History Võru was founded on 21 August 1784, according to the wish of the Empress Cather ...

) is an Estonian

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and

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known for several stage plays and books. During 1992 to 1995, he belonged to

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, having been elected as a member of the Independent Royalist Party of Estonia; later, he switched to Reformierakond. In October 1980, Aimla was a signatory of the

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, a public letter in which forty prominent Estonian intellectuals defended the

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and protested the Russification policies of the Kremlin in Estonia. The signatories also expressed their unease against Republic-level government in harshly dealing with youth protests in Tallinn that were sparked a week earlier due to the banning of a public performance of the punk rock band Propeller.

Awards

In 1990, Priit Aimla was awarded the Meie Mats.

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18 January 2001
Kellest saab Meie Mats 2001?
by Lembit Sibul of Pikker

References

External links

Priit Aimla at Estonian Writers' Online Dictionary
1941 births Living people People from Võru Estonian Reform Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1992–1995 Members of the Riigikogu, 1995–1999 Estonian comedians Estonian humorists Estonian dramatists and playwrights Estonian screenwriters University of Tartu alumni Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 4th Class Recipients of Meie Mats {{Estonia-writer-stub