Priit Aimla

Priit Aimla (born 19 April 1941 in

stage plays and books. During 1992 to 1995, he belonged to the VII Riigikogu, having been elected as a member of the Independent Royalist Party of Estonia; later, he switched to the Estonian Centre Party and was elected as a member of VIII Riigikogu. Since 1999, he has been a member of the Estonian Social Democratic Party

In October 1980, Aimla was a signatory of the Letter of 40 Intellectuals, a public letter in which forty prominent Estonian intellectuals defended the Estonian language and protested the Russification policies of the Kremlin 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 the punk rock band Propeller.^[1]

Awards

In 1990, Priit Aimla was awarded the Meie Mats.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Vahtre, Lauri (28 October 2005). "Ajaleht Pravda ja 40 keisri hullu". Postimees (in Estonian). Retrieved 25 August 2019.
^ Maaleht 18 January 2001: Kellest saab Meie Mats 2001? by Lembit Sibul of Pikker

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