1989 in Estonia

none 1989 This article lists events that occurred during 1989 in Estonia. Incumbents Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet - Arnold Rüütel Events 14 January – Estonian Olympic Committee is re-established. Now Estonian athletes can compete under Estonian flag. Toivo Miljan Historical Dictionary of Estonia 2004 Scarecrow Press USA 978-0-8108-6571-6 Chronology https://books.google.com/books?id=XKWRct15XfkC 18 January – Estonian language was named to the state language and Estonian tricolor flag was reinstated as the official flag.Political Chronology of Europe 2003 Europa Publications 978-1-135-35687-3 Estonia https://books.google.com/books?id=hVNvCz0c_gsC&pg=PA77 8 April 2022 March – elections to all-Union Congress of People's Deputies. Most of the Estonian seats (27 out of 36) were won by Estonian Popular Front (EPF), Intermovement won 5 seats. Estonian National Independence Party (ENIP) refused to participate on elections, but proposed an alternative parliament (Congress of Estonia). August – a new electoral law was proposed. The law tried to increase the residency requirements for voters and candidates. Due to strong opposition by ethnic Russians, the law didn't come into force. 23 August – Two million indigenous people of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, then still occupied by the Soviet Union, joined hands to demand freedom and independence, forming an uninterrupted 600 km human chain called the Baltic Way. November – Estonian Supreme Soviet announced that the decision from the year 1940 (i.e. the decision joining of Estonia to USSR) is annulled. After 44 years, the Estonian flag was raised on the Pikk Hermann castle tower. Births 4 January – Veiko Porkanen, actor 20 January – Piret Krumm, actress 4 February – Märt Pius, actor Priit Pius, actor 8 February – Karl-Andreas Kalmet, actor 2 April – Liis Lass, actress 16 May – Pääru Oja, actor 10 October – Simeoni Sundja, actorhttps://etbl.teatriliit.ee/artikkel/sundja_simeoni1 Sundja, Simeoni Triin Truuvert 2022 Eesti entsüklopeedia: Eesti teatriliit 3 August 2026 et 10 November – Adeele Jaago, actress Deaths 14 December – Ants Eskola, actor and singer See also 1989 in Estonian television References 1989 Category:1980s in Estonia Estonia Estonia Category:Years of the 20th century in Estonia