Baltic independence movements

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anti-Soviet movement independence movement political movement social movement

Baltic independence movements were late-20th-century political and social campaigns in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania that sought to restore national sovereignty and end Soviet rule.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Baltic independence movement	2
Baltic independence movements canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-Soviet movement ⓘ independence movement ⓘ political movement ⓘ social movement ⓘ
chronologicallyOverlaps	dissolution of the Soviet Union ⓘ
country	Estonia ⓘ Latvia ⓘ Lithuania ⓘ
endTime	early 1990s ⓘ
followed	Soviet annexation of the Baltic states in 1940 ⓘ
hasCause	Soviet occupation of the Baltic states NERFINISHED ⓘ denial of national self-determination ⓘ economic and political centralization in the USSR ⓘ
hasPart	Estonian independence movement ⓘ Latvian independence movement ⓘ Lithuanian independence movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy	glasnost NERFINISHED ⓘ national revival movements ⓘ perestroika ⓘ
language	Estonian ⓘ Latvian NERFINISHED ⓘ Lithuanian NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Baltic states NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainGoal	end of Soviet rule in the Baltic states ⓘ restoration of national independence ⓘ
movementSlogan	freedom for the Baltic states ⓘ
opposedBy	Soviet security forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedTo	Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Singing Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalPosition	pro-democracy ⓘ pro-independence ⓘ
result	restoration of independence of Estonia ⓘ restoration of independence of Latvia ⓘ restoration of independence of Lithuania ⓘ
significantEvent	Baltic Way NERFINISHED ⓘ Barricades in Riga NERFINISHED ⓘ January 1991 events in Lithuania ⓘ Singing Revolution in Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantOrganization	Popular Front of Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Popular Front of Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sąjūdis NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	late 1980s ⓘ
timePeriod	late 20th century ⓘ
usedMethod	human chains ⓘ mass demonstrations ⓘ nonviolent resistance ⓘ political mobilization ⓘ popular fronts ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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Estonian Popular Front → relatedTo → Baltic independence movements ⓘ

Singing Revolution → movement → Baltic independence movements ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baltic independence movement

Latvian Popular Front → participatedIn → Baltic independence movements ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baltic independence movement