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President Kersti Kaljulaid hosted lunch on Thursday for the former Estonian heads of state and their spouses. — Photo: President Kersti Kaljulaid hosted lunch on Thursday for the former Estonian heads of state and their spouses. Author: (Siim Lõvi/ERR)

Photo: President Kersti Kaljulaid hosted lunch on Thursday for the former Estonian heads of state and their spouses. Author: (Siim Lõvi/ERR)

Ahead of the Estonian centennial, President Kersti Kaljulaid invited former Estonian heads of state and their spouses to lunch at Kadriorg Palace in Tallinn on Thursday.

In honor of the Estonian centennial on Feb. 24, Kaljulaid and her husband Georgi-Rene Maksimovski hosted lunch for Helle Meri, widow of President Lennart Meri, President Arnold Rüütel and Ingrid Rüütel, and President Toomas Hendrik Ilves.

Editor: Aili Vahtla

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