Balti kett

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Balti kett is the Estonian name for the Baltic Way, a historic 1989 peaceful political demonstration in which approximately two million people formed a human chain across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to demand independence from the Soviet Union.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
human chain
peaceful protest
political demonstration
approximateNumberOfParticipants 2000000
characteristic mass participation
nonviolent
commemorates Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact NERFINISHED
anniversary of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
countryInvolved Estonia NERFINISHED
Latvia NERFINISHED
Lithuania NERFINISHED
date 1989-08-23
dateOfCommemoration 50th anniversary of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
endLocation Vilnius NERFINISHED
goal independence from the Soviet Union
restoration of independence of Estonia
restoration of independence of Latvia
restoration of independence of Lithuania
hasNameInEnglish Baltic Way NERFINISHED
hasSignificance contributed to collapse of Soviet control in the Baltics
hasTypeOfProtest demonstration for national self-determination
inspired later human chain protests worldwide
languageOfName Estonian
lengthInKilometers about 675
locatedIn Baltic states NERFINISHED
method forming a continuous human chain
opposed Soviet Union NERFINISHED
organizedBy Estonian Popular Front NERFINISHED
Latvian Popular Front NERFINISHED
Sąjūdis NERFINISHED
partOf Singing Revolution NERFINISHED
passedThrough Riga NERFINISHED
politicalContext late Soviet period
recognizedAs symbol of Baltic independence movement
relatedMovement Estonian independence movement
Latvian independence movement
Lithuanian independence movement
startLocation Tallinn NERFINISHED
tookPlaceIn Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED
Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED
translationOfName Baltic Chain NERFINISHED
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2009
UNESCOStatus inscribed in UNESCO Memory of the World Register
year 1989

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The Baltic Chain alsoKnownAs Balti kett