Karl Vaino

Karl Vaino (Russian: Карл Генрихович Вайно, Karl Genrihovich Vaino; born 28 May 1923 in Tomsk, Russia) is a former Estonian SSR politician. From 1978 to 1988 he was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Estonia.[1] His grandson is Russian politician Anton Vaino.[2]

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Political offices
Preceded by
Johannes Käbin
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Estonia
1978–1988
Succeeded by
Vaino Väljas
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