Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev4 May 1990
Estonia votes to secede from the USSR
Russia · Government / Government of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Estonia votes to secede from the USSR
During a coup against Gorbachev Estonia declares its full independence
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