Vaino Väljas
Vaino Väljas | |
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Väljas in 2013 | |
| Leader of the Estonian Left Party | |
| In office 25 March 1990 – 1 June 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Party established |
| Succeeded by | Hillar Eller |
| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Estonia | |
| In office 1988–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Karl Vaino |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| First Secretary of the Leninist Young Communist League of Estonia | |
| In office 1955–1961 | |
| Preceded by | Boris Tolbast |
| Succeeded by | Jaan Lüllemets |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 March 1931 Külaküla, Hiiumaa, Estonia |
| Died | 16 January 2024 (aged 92) |
| Political party | Estonian Left Party |
Vaino Väljas (28 March 1931 – 16 January 2024) was a Soviet and Estonian diplomat and politician. Väljas was leader of the Communist party in Soviet Estonia in 1988–1991, and the leader of Democratic Estonian Workers Party in 1992–1995 in independent Estonia.