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“My name is Mart Laar. I have been twice Prime Minister of Estonia, and I'm not an economist.”

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Mart Laar is an Estonian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Estonia from 1992 to 1994 and again from 1999 to 2002. He is also a historian and writer, known for his role in the restoration of Estonian independence after the Soviet era. more

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