interwar Republic of Estonia

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The interwar Republic of Estonia was an independent Baltic nation-state that existed between World War I and World War II, marked by democratic governance, land reforms, and the consolidation of Estonian national identity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf interwar state
sovereign state
alliedWithInWarOfIndependence Finland
United Kingdom
annexationDate 6 August 1940
annexedBy Soviet Union
armedForces Estonian Defence Forces
borderTreaty Treaty of Tartu
borderWith Finland (maritime)
linked to: Finland

Latvia
Soviet Russia
linked to: Soviet Union
capital Tallinn
coatOfArms three blue lions on a golden shield
constitutionAdopted 15 June 1920
constitutionRevised 1933
1937
continent Europe
country Estonia
currency Estonian kroon
Estonian mark
educationPolicy expansion of Estonian-language schooling
endOfDeFactoIndependence June 1940
enemyInWarOfIndependence Baltic German forces
Soviet Russia
linked to: Russian SFSR
establishedAsState 24 February 1918
executiveBody Government of Estonia
flag blue-black-white tricolour
foreignMinister Jaan Poska
foreignPolicyOrientation neutrality
governmentType parliamentary republic
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Estonia
headOfStateTitle President of the Republic of Estonia
State Elder of Estonia
historicalEra interwar period
independenceDeclaredFrom Russian Empire
independenceRecognizedByRussia Treaty of Tartu
independenceRecognizedDate 2 February 1920
internationalOrganizationMembership League of Nations
joinedLeagueOfNations 22 September 1921
landReform Estonian Land Reform of 1919
landReformEffect creation of smallholder farms
expropriation of large estates
leaderDuringAuthoritarianPeriod Konstantin Päts
legalContinuityClaimedBy Republic of Estonia (post-1991)
linked to: Estonia
legislature Riigikogu
majorPort Narva
Pärnu
Tallinn
minorityGroup Baltic Germans
Jews
Russians
minorityRightsPolicy cultural autonomy laws
nationalIdentity consolidation of Estonian national identity
notableLaw Law on Cultural Autonomy for National Minorities (1925)
occupiedBy Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
officialLanguage Estonian
periodOfAuthoritarianRule 1934–1940
politicalSystem multi-party democracy
predecessorEntity Governorate of Estonia
Governorate of Livonia
primeMinister Ants Piip
Jaan Tõnisson
Jüri Uluots
Konstantin Päts
region Baltic states
religionMajority Lutheranism
successorState Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
linked to: Estonian SSR
war Estonian War of Independence
warPeriod 1918–1920

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Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm usedAsNationalAnthemDuring interwar Republic of Estonia
Coat of arms of Estonia usedDuring First Republic of Estonia
linked to: interwar Republic of Estonia
Estonian SSR precededBy Republic of Estonia (1918–1940)
linked to: interwar Republic of Estonia
History of Estonia includesEvent First Republic of Estonia
linked to: interwar Republic of Estonia
Congress of Estonia claimedContinuityFrom Republic of Estonia (1918–1940)
linked to: interwar Republic of Estonia
History of the Baltic states includesEvent Interwar independence of Estonia
linked to: interwar Republic of Estonia
Cabinets of Estonia appliesToPeriod interwar Republic of Estonia