Nikolai Karotamm

Nikolai Karotamm
Karotamm giving a speech in 1948
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Estonia
In office 28 September 1944 – 26 March 1950
Preceded by	Karl Säre
Succeeded by	Johannes Käbin
Personal details
Born	(1901-10-23)23 October 1901 Pärnu, Kreis Pernau, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Died	21 September 1969(1969-09-21) (aged 67) Moscow, Soviet Union
Citizenship	Soviet
Nationality	Estonian
Political party	All-Union Communist Party (b) (1927-1969)
Other political affiliations	Communist Party of Netherlands
Alma mater	Communist University of the National Minorities of the West
Profession	Economist

Nikolai Karotamm (October 23, 1901 – September 21, 1969) was an Estonian communist politician. He was a member of the Communist Party of Estonia. In 1925, he emigrated to the Netherlands, where in 1926, he joined the Communist Party of the Netherlands. Following the Second World War, he led multiple repatriation teams to displaced persons camps in Germany.