▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁until ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁recon quer ed ▁Est onia . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁Elect oral ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Est onia ▁( the ▁institution ▁specified ▁in ▁the ▁Constitution ▁for ▁elect ing ▁the ▁Act ing ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ) ▁held ▁a ▁c land est ine ▁meeting ▁in ▁T all inn . ▁The ▁participants ▁included ▁J ü ri ▁U lu ots , ▁the ▁last ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Est onia ▁before ▁the ▁Soviet ▁occupation , ▁the ▁substitute ▁for ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁Johan ▁Hol berg , ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁Otto ▁P uk k , ▁the ▁Second ▁deput y ▁Vice - Ch air man ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁Alfred ▁Ma urer , ▁and ▁State ▁judge ▁Mih kel ▁K la assen . ▁The ▁Committee ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁Soviet - era ▁appointment ▁of ▁V ares ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁had ▁been ▁illegal ▁and ▁that ▁U lu ots ▁had ▁assumed ▁the ▁President ' s ▁duties ▁from ▁ 2 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁on wards . ▁ ▁After ▁returning ▁to ▁Est onia , ▁V ares ▁came ▁under ▁investigation ▁by ▁the ▁Soviet ▁NK VD ▁for ▁his ▁activities ▁in ▁the ▁Est onian ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence . ▁He ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁in ▁K ad ri org ▁Palace ▁in ▁T all inn , ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁See ▁also