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Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies Sweden in the west and Finland in the north...
Timeline of Events
1582
1.15.1582
Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
1904
10.15.1904
The Russian Baltic Fleet leaves Reval, Estonia for Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War.
1917
11.5.1917
October Revolution: In Tallinn, Estonia, Communist leader Jaan Anvelt leads revolutionaries in overthrowing the Provisional Government (As Estonia and Russia are still using the Julian Calendar, subsequent period references show an October 23 date).
1918
3.3.1918
Germany, Austria and Russia sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ending Russia's involvement in World War I, and leading to the independence of Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
1919
6.23.1919
Estonian Liberation War: the decisive defeat of German Freikorps (Baltische Landeswehr) forces in the Battle of Cesis (Võnnu lahing). This day is celebrated as Victory Day in Estonia.
1920
2.2.1920
The Tartu Peace Treaty is signed between Estonia and Russia.
1934
3.12.1934
Konstantin Päts and General Johan Laidoner stage a coup in Estonia, and ban all political parties.
1940
6.17.1940
The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fall under the occupation of the Soviet Union.
7.23.1940
The United States' Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles issues a declaration on the U.S. non-recognition policy of the Soviet annexation and incorporation of three Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
1941
6.14.1941
June deportation, the first major wave of Soviet mass deportations and murder of Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians, begins.
1944
9.28.1944
Soviet Army troops liberate Klooga concentration camp in Klooga, Estonia.
1946
5.8.1946
Estonian school girls Aili Jõgi and Ageeda Paavel blow up the Soviet memorial that preceded the Bronze Soldier in Tallinn.
1949
3.25.1949
The extensive deportation campaign known as March deportation is conducted in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to force collectivisation by way of terror. The Soviet authorities deport more than 92,000 people from the Baltics to remote areas of the Soviet Union.
1988
11.16.1988
The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR declares that Estonia is "sovereign" but stops short of declaring independence.
1989
8.23.1989
Singing Revolution: two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania stand on the Vilnius-Tallinn road, holding hands (Baltic Way).
1991
8.20.1991
Estonia, annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, issues a decision on the re-establishment of independence on the basis of historical continuity of her pre-World War II statehood.
8.27.1991
The European Community recognizes the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
9.2.1991
The United States recognize the independence of the Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
9.6.1991
The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
9.17.1991
1996
10.11.1996
Pala accident: a wood lorry and school bus collide in Jõgeva county, Estonia, killing eight children.
2001
9.9.2001
Pärnu methanol tragedy occurs in Pärnu County, Estonia.
2002
11.21.2002
NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members.
12.13.2002
Enlargement of the European Union: The European Union announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members from May 1, 2004.
2003
9.14.2003
In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.
2004
3.29.2004
Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia join NATO as full members.
5.1.2004
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin.
2006
5.9.2006
Estonia ratifies the European Constitution.
2007
4.27.2007
Estonian authorities remove the Bronze Soldier, a Soviet Red Army war memorial in Tallinn, amid political controversy with Russia.