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Helmer Jõgi

Estonian politician (born 1952)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ12363761 ↗
Source-derived summary

Helmer Jõgi (born 12 January 1952) is an Estonian politician. He was a member of X and XI Riigikogu.

Jõgi was born in Tartu and graduated from Tartu State University in 1975 with a degree in mathematics.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Helmer Jõgi” as estonian politician (born 1952). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Helmer, Jõgi and Estonian.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1952, 1975—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1952-01-02. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Helmer, Jõgi and Estonian providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Helmer Jõgi”, the useful work is to connect “estonian politician (born 1952)” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q12363761. VIAF identifies the subject as 9734149544634300490001. The Library of Congress control number is no2017139359. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1952 and 1975.

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This entry incorporates text from “Helmer Jõgi” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.