The Baltic Chain
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The Baltic Chain was a peaceful 1989 political demonstration in which around two million people formed a human chain across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to demand independence from Soviet rule.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Baltic Chain canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonviolent resistance action
ⓘ
peaceful protest ⓘ political demonstration ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Balti kett
ⓘ
Baltic Way ⓘ Baltic Way ⓘ
surface form:
Baltijas ceļš
Baltic Way ⓘ
surface form:
Baltijos kelias
|
| anniversaryOf |
Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
ⓘ
surface form:
signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
|
| anniversaryYear | 50th anniversary of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact ⓘ |
| approximateLength | 600 kilometers ⓘ |
| characteristic |
nonviolent
ⓘ
peaceful ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | August 23 ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Estonia
ⓘ
Latvia ⓘ Lithuania ⓘ |
| date | 1989-08-23 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
restoration of independence of Estonia in 1991
ⓘ
restoration of independence of Latvia in 1990 ⓘ restoration of independence of Lithuania in 1990 ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | documentary heritage of international significance ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicMeaning |
Baltic unity
ⓘ
struggle for self-determination ⓘ |
| influenced | international recognition of Baltic independence movements ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | nonviolent resistance movements ⓘ |
| location |
Estonia
ⓘ
Latvia ⓘ Lithuania ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipants | 2000000 ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Estonian pro-independence activists
ⓘ
Latvian pro-independence activists ⓘ Lithuanian pro-independence activists ⓘ |
| partOf | Singing Revolution ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Soviet rule over the Baltic states
ⓘ
late Soviet period ⓘ |
| precededBy | mass demonstrations of the Singing Revolution ⓘ |
| purpose |
demand independence from the Soviet Union
ⓘ
draw international attention to Baltic independence movements ⓘ protest Soviet occupation of the Baltic states ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Memory of the World International Register
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO Memory of the World Register
|
| relatedToEvent | Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact ⓘ |
| result |
increased global awareness of Baltic independence cause
ⓘ
strengthening of Baltic independence movements ⓘ |
| slogan |
Baltic Way
ⓘ
surface form:
The Baltic Way
|
| typeOfProtest | human chain ⓘ |
| UNESCOListingYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| year | 1989 ⓘ |
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