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Could we also add the list of republics and regions that declared sovereignty from the Soviet Union or autonomy within a republic at some point? The role of the sovereignty declarations shouldn't be underestimated.
What I have gathered:
Timeline:
1988
- February 20 - The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of the Azerbaijan SSR votes to join the Armenian SSR.
- July 12 - The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of the Azerbaijan SSR re-votes to join the Armenian SSR.
- November 16 - The Estonian SSR declares sovereignty from the Soviet Union. (1st sovereign)
- November 18 - The Lithuanian SSR re-adopts its former flag . (1st flag change)
1989
- May 18 - The Lithuanian SSR declares sovereignty from the Soviet Union. (2nd sovereign)
- July 28 - The Latvian SSR declares sovereignty from the Soviet Union. (3rd sovereign)
- September 23 - The Azerbaijan SSR declares sovereignty from the Soviet Union. (4th sovereign)
- November 10 - The South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast of the Georgian SSR is renamed the South Ossetian Autonomous Republic.
- November 18 - The Georgian SSR declares sovereignty from the Soviet Union. (5th sovereign)
- November 28 - The {{flagicon
1990
- March 11 - The Lithuanian SSR declares independence from the Soviet Union as the Republic of Lithuania. (1st independent)
- March 30 - The Estonian SSR declares a period of transition towards independence from the Soviet Union (2nd transition towards independence)
- May 4:
- The Latvian SSR declares a period of transition towards independence from the Soviet Union as the Republic of Latvia and re-adopts its former flag . (3rd transition towards independence)
- The Voroshilovgrad Oblast of the Ukrainian SSR is renamed the Luhansk Oblast.
- May 8 - The Estonian SSR is renamed the Republic of Estonia and it re-adopts its former flag .
- May 12 - The Moldavian SSR adopts a new flag .
- June 20 - The Uzbek SSR declares sovereignty from the Soviet Union. (6th sovereign)
- June 23 - The Moldavian SSR declares sovereignty from the Soviet Union as the SSR of Moldova. (7th sovereign)
- July 16 - The Ukrainian SSR declares sovereignty from the Soviet Union. (8th sovereign)
- July 27 - The Byelorussian SSR declares sovereignty from the Soviet Union. (9th sovereign)
- August 18 - The Gagauz SSR declares independence from SSR of Moldova.
- August 22 - The Turkmen SSR declares sovereignty from the Soviet Union. (10th sovereign)
- August 23 - The Armenian SSR declares sovereignty from the Soviet Union as the Republic of Armenia. (11th sovereign)
- August 24:
- The Tajik SSR declares sovereignty from the Soviet Union. (12th sovereign)
- The [[Republic of Armenia}} adopts its old flag .
- August 25 - The Abkhaz ASSR declares sovereignty from the Georgian SSR as the Abkhazian SSR and declares itself part of the Russian SFSR.
- September 2 - The Transnistria declares independence from the SSR of Moldova as the Transnistrian Moldovian SSR.
- September 20 - The South Ossetian Autonomous Republic declares sovereignty from the Georgian SSR as the South Ossetian Soviet Democratic Republic and declares itself part of the Russian SFSR.
- October 16 - The South Ossetian Soviet Democratic Republic confirms its declaration of sovereignty from the Georgian SSR.
- October 25 - The Kazakh SSR declares sovereignty from the Soviet Union. (13th sovereign)
- November 14 - The Georgian SSR is renamed the Republic of Georgia and it adopts its old flag .
- November 26 - The South Ossetian Soviet Democratic Republic adopts a new flag .
- November 28 - The South Ossetian Soviet Democratic Republic is renamed the South Ossetian Soviet Republic.
- December 8 - The Transnistrian Moldovian SSR declares sovereignty from the Soviet Union.
- December 11 - The autonomy of the South Ossetian Soviet Democratic Republic is rescinded by the Republic of Georgia and it is dissolved and the area divided.
- December 14 - The Karakalpakstan ASSR declares sovereignty from the Uzbek SSR.
- December 15 - The Kyrgyz ASSR declares sovereignty from the Soviet Union. (14th sovereign)
1991
- January 20 - The Crimean Oblast supports the formation of an ASSR in a referendum.
- February 5 - The Azerbaijan SSR is renamed the Azerbaijani Republic and it adopts its old flag .
- February 12 - The Crimean Oblast is renamed the Crimean ASSR.
- April 9 - The Republic of Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union. (2nd independent)
- May 4 - The South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast is reestablished and the sovereignty from the Republic of Georgia is rescinded.
- May 23 - The SSR of Moldavia is renamed the Republic of Moldova.
- June 11 - The Rovno Oblast of the Ukrainian SSR is renamed the Rivne Oblast.
- August 20 - The Republic of Estonia declares full independence from the Soviet Union.
- August 21 - The Republic of Latvia declares full independence from the Soviet Union.
- August 24 - The Ukrainian SSR declares independence from the Soviet Union as Ukraine. The declaration will be confirmed on a referendum.
- August 25:
- The Byelorussian SSR declares independence from the Soviet Union and adopts a new flag .
- The Transnistrian Moldovian SSR declares independence from the Soviet Union.
- August 27 - The Republic of Moldova declares independence from the Soviet Union.
- August 30 - The Azerbaijani Republic declares independence from the Soviet Union.
- September 2 - The Transnistrian Moldovian SSR adopts a new flag .
- September 4:
- Ukraine adopts a new flag .
- The Crimean ASSR declares sovereignty from Ukraine.
- The South Ossetian Soviet Democratic Republic re-declares sovereignty from the Republic of Georgia as South Ossetian Soviet Republic.
- September 6 - The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Lithuania.
- September 19 - The Byelorussian SSR is renamed the Republic of Belarus.
- September 23 - The Republic of Armenia declares independence from the Soviet Union.
- November 5 - The Transnistrian Moldovian SSR is renamed the Transnistrian Moldovian Republic.
- November 28 - The South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast declares independence from the Republic of Georgia as the Republic of South Ossetia.
- December 1 - Ukraine confirms its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union on a referendum.
- December 25
- The Soviet Union is dissolved. The independence of the Republic of Armenia, Azerbaijani Republic, Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine is effective.
- The Republic of Georgia adopts its old flag .
- The Adjar ASSR is renamed the Autonomous Republic of Adjara.
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Declarations of sovereignty
- Estonia – November 16, 1988
- Lithuania – May 18, 1989
- Latvia – July 28, 1989
- Azerbaijan – September 23, 1989
- Georgia – November 18, 1989
- Uzbekistan – June 20, 1990
- Moldova – June 23, 1990
- Ukraine – July 16, 1990
- Belarus – July 27, 1990
- Turkmenistan – August 22, 1990
- Armenia – August 23, 1990
- Tajikistan – August 24, 1990
- Abkhazia – August 25, 1990 (Georgia -> Russia)
- South Ossetia – September 20, 1990 (Georgia -> Russia)
- Bashkortostan - October 11, 1990
- Kazakhstan - October 25, 1990
- Transnistria – December 8, 1990
- Karakalpakstan - December 14, 1990
- Kyrgyzstan - December 15, 1990
- Adygea - July 3, 1991
- South Ossetia – September 1, 1991
- Crimea – September 4, 1991
I also propose a table for official (and unrecognized) name or status changes. 1) SSRs to Republics:
- Lithuania – March 11, 1990 (Lithuanian SSR -> Republic of Lithuania)
- Latvia – May 4, 1990 (Latvian SSR -> Republic of Latvia)
- Estonia – May 8, 1990 (Estonian SSR -> Republic of Estonia)
- Georgia – November 14, 1990 (Georgian SSR -> Republic of Georgia)
- Armenia – August 23, 1990 (Armenian SSR -> Republic of Armenia)
- Kyrgyzstan - December 15, 1990 (Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic -> Kyrgyz Republic)
- Azerbaijan – February 5, 1991 (Azerbaijani SSR -> Azerbaijani Republic)
- Moldova – May 23, 1991 (Moldovan SSR -> Republic of Moldova)
- Belarus – September 19, 1991 (Byelorussian SSR -> Republic of Belarus)
- Adygea - October 5, 1991 (Soviet Socialist Republic of Adygeya -> Adygey Republic)
- Transnistria – November 5, 1991 (Transnistrian Moldovian SSR -> Transnistrian Moldovian Republic)
- Kazakhstan - December 10, 1991 (Kazakh SSR -> Republic of Kazakhstan)
- Karakalpakstan - December 21, 1991 (Karakalpak Soviet Republic -> Republic of Karakalpakstan)
- Uzbekistan – August 31, 1991 (Uzbek SSR -> Republic of Uzbekistan)
2) Autonomous Oblasts to Republics:
- Nagorno-Karabakh - September 3, 1991 (Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast -> Armenian Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh)
3) ASSRs to SSRs:
- Abkhazia – August 25, 1990 (Abkhazian ASSR -> Abkhazian SSR)
- Altay - July 3, 1991 (Gorno-Altay ASSR -> Gorno-Altay SSR)
4) Autonomous Oblasts to SSRs:
- Adygea - July 3, 1991 (Adygey Autonomous Oblast -> Soviet Socialist Republic of Adygeya)
5) Newly formed SSRs:
- Gagauzia – August 18, 1990 (Gagauz Soviet Socialist Republic)
- Transnistria – September 2, 1990 (Transnistrian Moldovian SSR)
6) Autonomous Oblasts to Autonomous Republics:
- South Ossetia – November 10, 1989 (South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast -> South Ossetian Autonomous Republic)
8) Autonomous Oblasts to ASSRs
9) Oblasts to ASSRs:
- Crimea – February 12, 1991 (Crimean Oblast -> Crimean ASSR)
10) Others:
- South Ossetia – September 20, 1990 (South Ossetian Autonomous Republic -> South Ossetian Soviet Democratic Republic)
- South Ossetia – November 28, 1990 (South Ossetian Soviet Democratic Republic -> South Ossetian Soviet Republic)
- South Ossetia – May 4, 1991 (South Ossetian Soviet Republic -> South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast)
- South Ossetia – September 1, 1991 (South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast -> South Ossetian Soviet Republic)
- Azerbaijan – November 19, 1990 (Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic -> Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic)
- Karakalpakstan - December 14, 1990 (Karakalpak Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic -> Karakalpak Soviet Republic)
Heads of State edit
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | Legislature (at appointment) |
Elections[1] | Heads of Government |
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Konstantin Päts[2] (1874-1956) 1st President |
24 April 1938 | 17 June 1940 (USSR occupation) 21 June 1940 (Vares cabinet) 21 July 1940 (Estonian SSR) 18 January 1956 (death) |
2 years, 2 months 2 years, 2 months 2 years, 3 months 17 years, 9 months |
1st term: VI Riigikogu (1938) |
1st round: 219-0 100%-0% |
Kaarel Eenpalu Jüri Uluots (Johannes Vares) | |
Jüri Uluots[3] (1890-1945) 1st Prime Minister in the Duties of the President |
17 June 1940 | 9 January 1945 (death) | 4 years, 7 months |
None (was the last Prime Minister before USSR occupation) |
None Otto Tief (acting) None | ||
Heads of State in Exile | |||||||
Jüri Uluots[4] (1890-1945) 1st Prime Minister in the Duties of the President |
17 June 1940 | 9 January 1945 (death) | 4 years, 7 months |
None (was the last Prime Minister before USSR occupation) |
None Otto Tief (acting) None | ||
August Rei[5] (1886-1963) 2nd Prime Minister in the Duties of the President |
9 January 1945 | 29 March 1963 (death) | 18 years, 2 months |
None (was the oldest member of the pre-war government) |
None Hans Rebane Johannes Sikkar Tõnis Kint (acting) Aleksander Warma | ||
Aleksander Warma (1890-1970) 3rd Prime Minister in the Duties of the President |
29 March 1963 | 23 December 1970 (death) | 7 years, 9 months |
None (was the oldest member of the previous government) |
Tõnis Kint (acting) Tõnis Kint | ||
Tõnis Kint (1896-1971) 4th Prime Minister in the Duties of the President |
23 December 1970 | 1 March 1990 | 19 years, 2 months |
None (was the oldest member of the previous government) |
None Heinrich Mark | ||
Heinrich Mark (1911-2004) 5th Prime Minister in the Duties of the President |
23 December 1970 | 1 March 1990 | 19 years, 2 months |
None (was the oldest member of the previous government) |
None Enno Penno | ||
Heads of State after occupation | |||||||
Lennart Georg Meri (1929-2006) 2nd President |
6 October 1992 | 8 October 2001 | 9 years | 1st term: General election |
1st round: 138,317-325,211 29.8%-71.2% |
Mart Laar Andres Tarand Tiit Vähi Mart Siimann Mart Laar | |
VII Riigikogu (1992) | 2nd round: 59-31 65.6%-34.4% |
Heads of Government in Exile edit
Notes edit
- ^ Election results are given as follows: support-against.
- ^ The Soviet Union occupied Estonia on 17 June 1940, after which, Päts's forced decisions were of no affect according to international law. 21 June 1940 is also seen as the end of his presidency since he was forced to appoint a Soviet puppet government cabinet, led by Johannes Vares. On 21 July 1940, the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic was declared and Päts was forced to officially leave the office. He was arrested in a Russian mental hospital on 18 January 1956.
- ^ After Soviet occupation in 1940, the President of Estonia, Konstantin Päts, was unable to perform his duties. According to the constitution, the duties of the President were to be performed by the Prime Minister, who was Jüri Uluots until the occupation. He assumed office as Prime Minister in Duties of the President.
- ^ After Soviet occupation in 1940, the President of Estonia, Konstantin Päts, was unable to perform his duties. According to the constitution, the duties of the President were to be performed by the Prime Minister, who was Jüri Uluots until the occupation. He assumed office as Prime Minister in Duties of the President.
- ^ According to the constitution, when the Prime Minister was incapable of performing the duties of the President, they were to be fulfilled by the eldest member of the government.
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | Cabinet | Head of State (at appointment) |
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Hans Rebane (1882-1961) Deputy Prime Minister |
15 January 1945 | 22 April 1952 | 7 years, 3 months |
none | Prime Minister in duties of the President August Rei | |
Johannes Sikkar (1897-1960) Deputy Prime Minister |
22 April 1952 | 12 January 1953 | 9 months | none | ||
Johannes Sikkar (1897-1960) 1st Deputy Prime Minister of the Government in Exile |
12 January 1953 | 22 August 1960 † | 7 years, 6 months |
Sikkar Exile | ||
Tõnis Kint (1896-1991) Deputy Prime Minister of the Government in Exile |
22 August 1960 | 1 January 1961 | 4 months | |||
Aleksander Warma (1890-1970) 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of the Government in Exile |
1 January 1961 | 29 March 1963 | 2 years, 3 months |
Warma Exile | ||
Tõnis Kint (1896-1991) Deputy Prime Minister of the Government in Exile |
2 April 1963 | 1 March 1964 | 11 months | Prime Minister in duties of the President Aleksander Warma | ||
Tõnis Kint (1896-1991) 3rd Deputy Prime Minister of the Government in Exile |
1 March 1964 | 23 December 1970 | 6 years, 10 months |
Kint Exile | ||
None | 23 December 1970 | 8 May 1971 | 5 months | Prime Minister in duties of the President Tõnis Kint | ||
Heinrich Mark (1911-2004) 4th Deputy Prime Minister of the Government in Exile |
8 May 1971 | 1 March 1990 | 18 years, 10 months |
Mark Exile | ||
Enno Penno (1930-) Deputy Prime Minister of the Government in Exile |
1 March 1990 | 20 June 1990 | 4 months | Prime Minister in duties of the President Heinrich Mark | ||
Enno Penno 5th Deputy Prime Minister of the Government in Exile |
20 June 1990 | 7 October 1992 | 2 years, 4 months |