Akel cabinet
Government of the Republic of Estonia under State Elder Friedrich Karl Akel (Akel Cabinet). Term of office: March 26, 1924 to December 16, 1924.
government
The Akel government was officially the 12th government of the Republic of Estonia since independence was proclaimed in 1918. It remained in office for 266 days. It included representatives of the Kristlik Rahvaerakond (Christian People's Party, KRE), Eesti Tööerakond (Estonian Labor Party, ETE) and the Eesti Rahvaerakond (Estonian People's Party, ER) as well as non-party ministers.
Attempted coup on December 1, 1924
On December 1, 1924, the Estonian Communist Party attempted to put itself to power in a bloody coup against the Akel government. She received support from the Soviet Union .
In the early morning of December 1st, the communist insurgents attacked the residence of the state elder on Tallinn Toompea , the parliament and government seat, the war ministry, Estonian police and army units and infrastructure facilities. Transport Minister Karl Kark was by the insurgents on the Baltic station of Tallinn shot. The uprising collapsed that same day.
After the failure of the communist coup attempt, the new state elder, Jüri Jaakson , formed a bipartisan government of national unity on December 16, 1924 .
cabinet
| Department | Surname | Term of office | Political party |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Elder | Friedrich Karl Akel | March 26, 1924 - December 16, 1924 | KRE |
| Foreign minister | Otto Strandman | 03/26/1924 - 05/14/1924 | ETE |
| Foreign minister | Karl Robert Pusta | 06.06.1924 - 16.12.1924 | HE |
| Interior minister | Theodor Rõuk | March 26, 1924 - December 16, 1924 | independent |
| Minister of Agriculture | August Kerem | March 26, 1924 - December 16, 1924 | HE |
| Minister of Education | Hugo Bernhard Rahamägi | March 26, 1924 - December 16, 1924 | KRE |
| Labor and Social Affairs Minister | Christian Kaarna | March 26, 1924 - December 16, 1924 | ETE |
| Minister of Justice | Rudolf Gabrel | March 26, 1924 - December 16, 1924 | HE |
| Finance minister | Karl August Baars | 04/01/1924 - 05/14/1924 | ETE |
| Finance minister | Otto Strandman | May 14, 1924 - December 16, 1924 | ETE |
| Minister of transport | Karl Kark | 03/26/1924 - 12/01/1924 | independent |
| Minister of War | Oskar Amberg | 03/26/1924 - 10/18/1924 | KRE |
| Minister of War | Hans Kurvits | 11/11/1924 - 26/11/1924 | independent |
See also
Web links
- Cabinet list and photo (Estonian State Chancellery)
1. Provisional Government of Päts I (02/1918 - 11/1918) | 2. Provisional Government of Pat II (11/1918) | 3. Provisional Government of Pat III (11/1918 - 05/1919) | 4. Strandman I (05/1919 - 11/1919) | 5. Tõnisson I (11/1919 - 07/1920) | 6. Birk (07/1920) | 7. Tõnisson II (07/1920 - 10/1920) | 8. Piip (10/1920 - 01/1921) | 9. Päts I (01/1921 - 11/1922) | 10. Kukk (11/1922 - 08/1923) | 11. Päts II (08/1923 - 03/1924) | 12. Akel (03/1924 - 12/1924) | 13. Jaakson (12/1924 - 12/1925) | 14. Teemant I (12/1925 - 07/1926) | 15. Teemant II (07/1926 - 03/1927) | 16. Teemant III (03/1927 - 12/1927) | 17. Tõnisson III (12/1927 - 12/1928) | 18. Rei (12/1928 - 07/1929) | 19. Strandman II (07/1929-02/1931) | 20. Päts III (02/1931 - 02/1932) | 21. Teemant IV (02/1932 - 07/1932) | 22. Binding (Eenpalu) I (07/1932 - 11/1932) | 23. Päts IV (11/1932 - 05/1933) | 24. Tõnisson IV (05/1933 - 10/1933) | 25. Päts V (10/1933 - 05/1938) | 26. Eenpalu (binding) II (05/1938 - 10/1939) | 27. Uluots (10/1939 - 06/1940)