Baltic States-Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

Latvia and Estonia

Jan 5, 1905

Because of the Soviets coming in the more intrustralized states Latvia and Estonia had major outbursts. they burned buildings and at pitchfork revolts. They tried their hardest to keep the Soviets out.

Estonia

Nov 5, 1919

Because so much land was estate owned, due to the law passed 96.6% of lands werer split up and divided among the peasants that lived there.

Baltic States

Jan 30, 1922

There were major land reforms therefore the introduction of democratic constitution in all three Baltic States. this was the start to the three countries.

Estonia

Oct 18, 1923

Due to the Communist party taking over in Estonia, drum-head court martials sentenced hundreds of workers to death and life at hard labor.

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

Dec 5, 1930

All three states were generally unstable. Due to the way these states were carved up out of the Russian Empire, borders were ill-defined, sizable ethnic minorities lived in all three states; the three states had continuous border disputes.

Latavia

Jan 1, 1934

Prime Minister; Karlis Ulmanis seizes absolute power following succession of unstable governments.

Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania

Sep 5, 1940

With the infamous Non-aggression Pact, Stalin and Hitler defined their spheres of influence allocating Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to the Soviet Union.

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

Jun 14, 1941

The Nazi force was taking over and at this time and the Russian secret police captured and sent in cattle cars to Siberia to be exiled
10,000 Estonians
15,000 Latvians
17,000 Lithuanians

Estonia

Jun 22, 1941

First German attacks the Soviet Union, then many Baltic prisoners who couldn't be evacuated were executed by the NKVD. Since that happened Estonia revolted against the Soviet Union.

Latvia, Luthiania, Estonia

Jun 1, 1950

Since Nazi take over half a million Latvians, Luthanians, and Estonians were exported, exiled, and killed.

Latvia

Mar 5, 1953

Joseph Stalin died and his successor became Nikita Khrushchev. The period known as the Khrushchev Thaw began but attempts by the national communists tried to gain a degree of autonomy for the republic and protect the rapidly deteriorating position of the Latvian language were not successful.

Lithuania

Aug 5, 1965

Over 30,000 partisans were killed but in 1965 the last one was killed and Soviets encouraged immigration of non-Lithuanian workers, as a way of integrating Lithuania into the Soviet Union and to encourage industrial development

Latvia

Dec 5, 1980

Due to the perestroika and glasnost instituted by Mikhail Gorbachev several mass political organizations were constituted in Latvia that made use of this opportunity

Estonia

Sep 26, 1987

Due to struggling economy the Four-Man proposal is introduced. This made them have their own budget, tax system, local control over resources, self-financing enterprises, and market-determined prices.

Luthiania, Latvia, Estonia

Aug 23, 1989

50 years after the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, in order to draw the world's attention to the fate of the Baltic nations, Latvians, Lithuanians and Estonians joined hands in a human chain that stretched 600 kilometres from Tallinn, to Riga, to Vilnius.

Estonia

Nov 12, 1989

The Soviet Union had so much control over the Baltic States the Estonian Supreme Council declares Soviet annexation illegal.

Estonia, Lativa, Lithuania

May 12, 1990

The president of all three countries forged a untied front by reviving a political alliance in hope that they would have more of a chance to get independence from the Soviet union.

Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania

Aug 1, 1994

After almost 50 years of harships the Baltic States get a relief when the final Soviet/Russian troops leave the Baltic States for good.

Latvia

Dec 5, 1994

Latvia was making bigger and faster strides than Lithuania and Estonia so they were the first of the three states to be accepted into the World Trade Organization.

Lithuania

Mar 1, 2004

After years and years of struggle and after gaining their independence, Lithuania is accepted to NATO and also joins the European Union.