Endel Ratas (8 December 1938 Tarva, Pärnu County – 2 September 2006) was an Estonian freedom fighter and politician.[1]
Since 1957 he was a member of Estonian Freedom Fighters' Union (Estonian: Eesti Vabadusvõitlejate Liit). From 1959 to 1963 he was in a prison camp in Mordva Republic, Russia.[1]
In 1979, he was one of the fourth Estonians who signed Baltic Appeal. In 1988, he was a founding member of the Estonian National Independence Party (Eesti Rahvusliku Sõltumatuse Partei, or ERSP). In 1990 he was a member of the Congress of Estonia.[1]
In 2000, he was awarded the Order of the National Coat of Arms, III Class. In 2006 he was awarded the Order of the White Star, II class.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Vabadusvõitleja Endel Ratas 8. detsember 1938 - 2. september 2006". Estonian World Review (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "Teenetemärkide kavalerid: Endel Ratas". www.president.ee. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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