Er war einst überzeugter Kommunist. Als estnischer Präsident führte Arnold Rüütel dann sein Land in die EU und Nato. Nun ist er im Alter von 96 Jahren gestorben.

Politicians and public figures in Estonia and Latvia have remembered former President of Estonia Arnold Rüütel, who passed away on Tuesday evening at the age of 96, as a devoted and principled unifier ...

TALLINN, Estonia — Arnold Rüütel, the last communist leader of Soviet Estonia and the Baltic country’s second president after the restoration of independence, has died. He was 96.

Arnold Rüütel was the second president of Estonia following the restoration of independence in 1991. He played a pivotal role in that journey to independence, notably contributing to the preparation ...

Former Estonian President, Arnold Ruutel, regarded as one of the fathers of the nation’s return to independence in 1991 has died at the age 96., the president’s office disclosed on Tuesday.

Arnold Rüütel, the last communist leader of Soviet Estonia and the Baltic country’s second president after the restoration of independence, has died. The office of the President of Estonia ...

Arnold Ruutel, the last communist leader of Soviet Estonia and the Baltic country’s second president after the restoration of independence, has died. He was 96.

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Arnold Rüütel, the last communist leader of Soviet Estonia and the Baltic country’s second president after the restoration of independence, has died. He was 96.

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Arnold Rüütel, the last communist leader of Soviet Estonia and the Baltic country’s second president after the restoration of independence, has died. He was 96. The ...

Arnold Rüütel, the last communist leader of Soviet Estonia and the Baltic country's second president after the restoration of independence, has died. He was 96.