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Iceland was the first country to re-recognized Estonia's independence on 22 August 1991. Estonia is accredited to Iceland through its embassy in Oslo, Norway and maintains an honorary consulate in Reykjavík. Iceland is accredited to Estonia from its embassy in Helsinki, Finland.
Latvia and Estonia voted for independence from the Soviet Union. The United States recognized the independence of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. 20 August – The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR recognized Estonian independence from the Soviet Union. 22 August – Iceland is the first state to recognize the independent Republic of Estonia. [2]
Estonian Restoration of Independence, legally defined as the Restoration of the Republic of Estonia, was proclaimed on 20 August 1991.On that day at 23:02 [1] local time, the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia, in agreement with the Estonian Committee (the executive organ of the Congress of Estonia), declared the illegal Soviet occupation and annexation of the country terminated, and ...
On 22 August 1991, Iceland (independent country since 1944) announced the establishment of diplomatic relations with Estonia, and Iceland thus became the first foreign country to formally recognise the fully restored independence of Estonia in 1991. Today, a plaque commemorating this event is situated on the outside wall of the Foreign Ministry ...
An independence referendum was held in the Estonian SSR on 3 March 1991, [1] alongside a similar referendum in the Latvian SSR the same day. It was approved by 78% of voters with an 83% turnout. Independence was restored by the Estonian Supreme Council on the night of 20 August. [2]
On 8 May 1990, the Parliament reinstated the 1938 constitution, and the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic was renamed the Republic of Estonia. [72] On 20 August 1991, the Estonian Parliament adopted a resolution confirming its independence from the Soviet Union. [73] First to recognise Estonia as an independent country was Iceland, on 22 ...
The four countries on the Baltic Sea that were formerly parts of the Russian Empire – Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – consolidated their borders and independence after the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian independence wars following the end of World War I by 1920 (see Treaty of Tartu, Latvian-Soviet Riga Peace Treaty and Soviet-Lithuanian Treaty of 1920).
Iceland was the first country to recognize the regained independence of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan from the USSR in 1990–1991. Similarly, it was the first country to recognize Montenegro 's independence from its former union with Serbia . [ 9 ]