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20 sie 2024 · On August 20, 1991, an attempted coup by Communist hardliners in Moscow precipitated a succession of events in Estonia that, on the same day, led to a resolution of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR to declare the country's independence from the collapsing Soviet Union.
- Taking back what was theirs: Estonia's independence restored in August 1991
Despite — or perhaps movitaved by — the presence of Soviet...
- Taking back what was theirs: Estonia's independence restored in August 1991
The Singing Revolution [a] was a series of events from 1987 to 1991 that led to the restoration of independence of the three Soviet-occupied Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania at the end of the Cold War.
20 sie 2024 · On 20 August 1991, Estonia declared formal independence during the Soviet military coup attempt in Moscow, reconstituting the pre-1940 state.
The United States recognized the independence of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. 20 August – The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR recognized Estonian independence from the Soviet Union. 22 August – Iceland is the first state to recognize the independent Republic of Estonia.
3 mar 1991 · The negotiations about the departure of the Soviet troops started with the independence of Estonia on September 20, 1991, but difficulties arose with the fall of Soviet Union in December and the creation of the Russian Federation.
Following the August Coup in Moscow, Estonia declared independence on August 20th, 1991, when the Supreme Council of Estonia established de facto independence. August 20th is now a national holiday known as Restoration of Independence Day.
20 sie 2017 · Despite — or perhaps movitaved by — the presence of Soviet forces in the capital, that night, on August 20, 1991, at 11:02 p.m., the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia voted in favor of the Resolution on the National Independence of Estonia.
