Eerik-Juhan Truuväli (7 March 1938 – 25 June 2019) was an Estonian

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and professor of legal theory at the

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. From 1989 to 1993 he was the chairman of the

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. From 1993 to 2000 he was the

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of Estonia.

Honors

* 2000

Order of the National Coat of Arms The Order of the National Coat of Arms ( et, Riigivapi teenetemärk, french: Ordre du Blason National) was instituted by Konstantin Päts on 7 October 1936 to commemorate 24 February 1918, the day on which Estonian independence was declared. The ...

* 2001 Ida-Virumaa Order () * 2006

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Balti ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Truuväli, Eerik-Juhan 1938 births 2019 deaths Ombudsmen in Estonia 20th-century Estonian lawyers Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 2nd Class Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 3rd Class 20th-century Estonian politicians 21st-century Estonian politicians Academic staff of the University of Tartu