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Johan Laidoner

1884–1953 · 20th century

Johan Laidoner was an Estonian general who commanded the army in the War of Independence of 1918–1920. He again led the armed forces in 1924, when he suppressed a communist coup attempt, and from 1934, when he backed Konstantin Päts's authoritarian regime. Deported by the Soviet authorities in 1940, he died in Vladimir prison in 1953.

Johan Laidoner
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