Restoration of Estonian independence

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The Restoration of Estonian independence was the 1991 political process by which Estonia peacefully re-established its sovereignty from the Soviet Union, marking the rebirth of the modern Estonian state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
independence movement ⓘ
political process ⓘ
characteristic largely peaceful ⓘ
non-violent mass demonstrations ⓘ
use of popular singing and cultural identity ⓘ
commemoratedOn 20 August each year ⓘ
Estonian Restoration of Independence Day ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Estonia ⓘ
endTime 1991 ⓘ
followedBy Republic of Estonia (restored state) ⓘ
linked to: Estonia
hasCause Estonian independence movement ⓘ
Soviet occupation of Estonia ⓘ
collapse of the Soviet Union ⓘ
hasEffect restoration of pre-1940 Estonian statehood doctrine ⓘ
transition to a market economy in Estonia ⓘ
withdrawal of Soviet troops from Estonia ⓘ
headOfGovernmentDuringProcess Edgar Savisaar ⓘ
headOfStateDuringProcess Arnold Rüütel ⓘ
languageOfOfficialActs Estonian ⓘ
legalBasis Estonian Supreme Council resolution of 20 August 1991 ⓘ
continuity of the Republic of Estonia proclaimed in 1918 ⓘ
location Estonia ⓘ
opposedBy Soviet central authorities ⓘ
linked to: Soviet government
partOf Singing Revolution ⓘ
dissolution of the Soviet Union ⓘ
precededBy Estonian SSR within the Soviet Union ⓘ
linked to: Estonian SSR
recognizedBy European Community member states in 1991 ⓘ
Soviet Union on 1991-09-06 ⓘ
United States in 1991 ⓘ
relatedEvent Baltic Way ⓘ
Restoration of Latvian independence ⓘ
Restoration of Lithuanian independence ⓘ
Singing Revolution ⓘ
result end of Soviet rule in Estonia ⓘ
international recognition of Estonia as an independent state ⓘ
re-establishment of Estonian sovereignty ⓘ
restoration of the Republic of Estonia ⓘ
significantDate 1991-08-20 ⓘ
significantEvent Estonian Supreme Council declaration of independence on 20 August 1991 ⓘ
failed August Coup in Moscow in 1991 ⓘ
significantParticipant Congress of Estonia ⓘ
Estonian Citizens' Committees ⓘ
Estonian independence activists ⓘ
Popular Front of Estonia ⓘ
Russian SFSR ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia ⓘ
startTime 1987 ⓘ

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Estonian Defence Forces → historicalEvent → Restoration of Estonian independence ⓘ
Restoration of Estonian independence → hasCause → Estonian independence movement ⓘ
linked to: Restoration of Estonian independence
Restoration of Estonian independence → legalBasis → Estonian Supreme Council resolution of 20 August 1991 ⓘ
linked to: Restoration of Estonian independence
Restoration of Estonian independence → commemoratedOn → Estonian Restoration of Independence Day ⓘ
linked to: Restoration of Estonian independence
Estonian Popular Front → influenced → Estonian independence movement ⓘ
linked to: Restoration of Estonian independence
History of Estonia → includesEvent → Restoration of Independence of Estonia (1991) ⓘ
linked to: Restoration of Estonian independence
Lennart Meri → movement → Estonian independence movement ⓘ
linked to: Restoration of Estonian independence
Mart Laar → participatedIn → Estonian independence movement ⓘ
linked to: Restoration of Estonian independence
Eesti vapp → taaskasutuseSündmus → Eesti iseseisvuse taastamine ⓘ
linked to: Restoration of Estonian independence
Estonian national awakening → relatedTo → Estonian independence movement ⓘ
linked to: Restoration of Estonian independence
History of the Baltic states → includesEvent → Restoration of independence of Estonia ⓘ
linked to: Restoration of Estonian independence
The Singing Revolution → portraysEvent → Estonian independence movement (1987–1991) ⓘ
linked to: Restoration of Estonian independence