The Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic was the name of Estonia while it formed part of the Soviet Union, after the country was occupied and annexed in 1940 under the terms of the secret protocol of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. It was occupied by Germany from 1941 to 1944 and then returned to Soviet control. Under Soviet rule, many Estonians were deported to Siberia, the economy was collectivised, and large numbers of workers from other Soviet republics settled in the country. Most Western countries never recognised the annexation. Estonia regained independence in 1991 during the collapse of the USSR, following the Singing Revolution.
Before and after
- from 10 July 1940 to 31 October 1940Battle of Britain
- from 10 July 1940 to 29 August 1944Vichy France
- from 14 July 1940 to 15 July 1940Operation Ambassador
- 19 July 1940Battle of Cape Spada
- from 21 July 1940 to 20 August 1991Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
- 21 August 1940Death of Leon Trotsky
- 30 August 1940Death of Joseph John Thomson
- from 7 September 1940 to 21 May 1941The Blitz
- from 9 September 1940 to 16 September 1940Italian invasion of Egypt
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- from 15 March 1933 to 23 May 1945Nazi Germany
The era
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