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After the 16–17 June 1940 Soviet invasion and occupation of Estonia, Päts remained formally in office for over a month, until he was forced to resign, imprisoned by the new Stalinist regime, and deported to the USSR, where he died in 1956.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"22 February 1874","date":"1874-02-22"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q299114#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Tahkuranna","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3086292"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q299114#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"18 January 1956","date":"1956-01-18"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q299114#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of 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