Juhan Kukk's Memorial Stone

Juhan Kukk's Memorial Stone / Apraksts

In Käru village right of the road there is the memorial stone of Juhan Kukk. He was one of the authors of the Manifesto of Independence of Estonia. He was born in Käru village in 1885 and studied at Salla-Käru Village School and Väike-Maarja Parish School. He was a member of the Estonian Country Council in 1917, a minister in several governments in 1918 -1921, the Speaker of Estonian Parliament in 1921-1922 and the Prime Minister in 1922-1923. J. Kukk was the initiator of the co-operation movement in Estonia.