Hardo Aasmäe (11 February 1951 – 29 December 2014) was an Estonian

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and

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. He was active in the Estonian People's Front, and he was the first post-

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mayor of

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, from 1990 to 1992. For many years, Aasmäe was the editor-in-chief of '' Estonian Encyclopedia''. Aasmäe produced many radio shows and was a member of ''Tarkade klubi'', an Estonian question-and-answer radio programme, for many years. He was a member of the Estonian section of the

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Death

On 29 December 2014, Aasmäe died following an accidental fall down a staircase from the third floor of his office at the Estonian Encyclopedia publishing house in Tallinn.

Awards

* 3rd Class of the Order of the National Coat of Arms (received 23 February 2006)

References

1951 births 2014 deaths People from Lääne-Nigula Parish Estonian geographers Mayors of Tallinn University of Tartu alumni Recipients of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 3rd Class Accidental deaths in Estonia Accidental deaths from falls Burials at Metsakalmistu 20th-century Estonian politicians Estonian publishers (people) {{Estonia-politician-stub