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The Popular Front of Estonia (Template:Lang-et, was a political organization in Estonia in late 1980s and early 1990s that was involved in Estonia regaining 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 occupation of these three states by the Soviet Union. 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