1889 - 1918
Jüri Vilms Estonian Attorney
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Details
| Birthday |
30th November, 1888
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| Died |
2nd May, 1918
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| Nationality |
Estonian
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| Occupation |
Attorney
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Jüri Vilms (13 March [O.S. 1 March] 1889, Arkma, now in Türi Parish, Järva County, Estonia – May 2, 1918, Hauho near Hämeenlinna, Finland, unconfirmed info) was a member of the Estonian Salvation Committee and the first Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia. Empowered by Maapäev the Salvation Committee issued the Estonian Declaration of Independence on February 24, 1918 in the middle of a political power vacuum created by the retreating Russian and advancing German troops during World War I. The German forces taking over the country didn't recognize the independence of Estonia. The Salvation Committee went underground, Jüri Vilms volunteered to go to Finland to take funds and instructions to the Estonian missions working to get diplomatic recognition for the newly sovereign nation.
According to an "official" version,
he was captured on reaching the Finnish coast and executed by German troops in Helsinki.
According to the latest research Jüri Vilms may have been executed by a unit of the Swedish Brigade in Hauho.
Estonia gained its independence after the German troops were withdrawn from Estonia due to the German Revolution and following Estonian War of Independence ended with Peace Treaty of Tartu.
