page_title: Tahkuranna
hierarchical_section_title: Tahkuranna
caption_attribution_description: Statue of Konstantin Päts, Estonian president
context_page_description: Tahkuranna is a village in Häädemeeste Parish, Pärnu County in southwestern Estonia. It is the birthplace of Konstantin Päts, the first president of Estonia. Tiit Helmja, an Olympic rower, was also born in Tahkuranna.
context_section_description: Tahkuranna is a village in Häädemeeste Parish, Pärnu County in southwestern Estonia. It is the birthplace of Konstantin Päts, the first president of Estonia. Tiit Helmja, an Olympic rower, was also born in Tahkuranna.
caption: Monument for Konstantin Päts in Tahkuranna. Erected in 1939, it was destroyed by the Soviet Union in August 1940, shortly after the Soviet occupation of Estonia. The monument was recreated in 1989 during the Estonian national awakening.
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