Lennart Meri

Estonian writer, filmmaker and politician; president of estonia in 1992–2001.

Born March 29th, 1929 in Tallinn. [ref]

Died March 14th, 2006 at 76 years old in Tallinn (brain cancer). [ref]

Occupations
diplomat, film director, philologist, politician, screenwriter, translator, writer
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan