The Treaty of Tartu was the peace treaty that ended the Estonian War of Independence between Estonia and Soviet Russia. Estonia had declared independence in 1918 and then fought the Red Army and Baltic German forces, with help from Finnish volunteers and the British navy. Under the treaty, Soviet Russia recognised Estonian independence and renounced all claims to its territory, in language that promised this was for all time. The border was set roughly along the lines held at the end of the fighting, with some changes. It was the first treaty Soviet Russia signed with a Baltic state and an important basis for Estonian legitimacy. When the Soviet Union occupied Estonia in 1940, Estonians cited it as proof that the annexation was illegal.
Before and after
- from 17 January 1920 to 5 December 1933Prohibition in the United States
- 19 January 1920Birth of Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
- 20 January 1920Birth of Federico Fellini
- 30 January 1920Founding of Mazda
- 2 February 1920Treaty of Tartu
- 9 February 1920Svalbard Treaty
- 12 February 1920Birth of Pran
- from 8 March 1920 to 25 July 1920Franco-Syrian War
- 13 March 1920Kapp Putsch
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