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The Popular Front of Estonia (Template:Lang-et, was a political organization in Estonia in late 1980s and early 1990s which led Estonia to its independence from the Soviet Union. It was similar to the Popular Front of Latvia and the Sąjūdis movement in Lithuania. It was founded in 1988 by Marju Lauristin and Edgar Savisaar.
Popular Front of Estonia together with Popular Front of Latvia and the Sąjūdis organized Baltic Way through three Baltic states on August 23, 1989 that marked 50th anniversary of August 23, 1939 when Soviet Union and Nazi Germany signed Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, which led to the incorporation of these three states in the Soviet Union and the loss of their independence. The front was opposed by the Intermovement, that represented Estonia's ethnic Russian minority and other immigrant groups.
References
- The Restoration of Estonian Independence
- Nationalism and the Transition to Democracy: The Post-Soviet Experience
- Soviet Union Cry Independence - Time magazine - August 21, 1989