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Priit Aimla (born 19 April 1941 inVõru) is an Estonianwriter,poet,humorist andpolitician known for severalstage plays and books. During 1992 to 1995, he belonged to theVII Riigikogu, having been elected as a member of theIndependent Royalist Party of Estonia; later, he switched to theEstonian Centre Party and was elected as a member ofVIII Riigikogu. Since 1999, he has been a member of theEstonian Social Democratic Party.
In October 1980, Aimla was a signatory of theLetter of 40 Intellectuals, a public letter in which forty prominent Estonian intellectuals defended theEstonian language and protested theRussification policies of theKremlin in Estonia.[1] The signatories also expressed their unease against Republic-level government in harshly dealing with youth protests in Tallinn that were sparked a week earlier due to the banning of a public performance of thepunk rock bandPropeller.[1]
In 1990, Priit Aimla was awarded theMeie Mats.[2]
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