INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939
COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION
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Estonia
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Latvia
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Lithuania
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Belarus
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lithuania was the first republic to declare full independence restored from the Soviet Union by the Act of 11 March 1990 with its Baltic neighbors and the Southern Caucasus republic of Georgia joining it in a course of two months.
Detailed explanation-2: -The three Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania – were the first to break away from the USSR by proclaiming the restoration of their independence, between March and May 1990, claiming continuity from the original states that existed prior to their annexation by the Soviet Union in 1940.
Detailed explanation-3: -A few days after the coup, Ukraine and Belarus declared their independence from the Soviet Union. The Baltic States, which had earlier declared their independence, sought international recognition.
Detailed explanation-4: -The three Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – were occupied and ruled by the Soviet Union (USSR) starting in 1944. They regained independence in 1991.