This article lists events that occurred during

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

Incumbents

Events

* 22 February – The Estonian legislature affirmed the declaration, where immediate negotiations with

Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union The Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (SSUSSR) was the highest body of state authority of the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1936 to 1991. Based on the principle of unified power, it was the only branch of government in the So ...

were demanded to restore the independence of Estonia. * 11-12 March –

Congress of Estonia The Congress of Estonia (Estonian: ''Eesti Kongress'') was a grassroots parliament elected in February 1990 in then Soviet-occupied Estonia and actively participating in the popular nonviolent resistance to the Soviet rule, which resulted in the ...

convened, and declared itself as constitutional representative of Estonian people. * 18 March – elections to Supreme Soviet of Estonia. The most seats (43) were won by

Estonian Popular Front The Popular Front of Estonia (; RR), introduced to the public by the Estonian politician Edgar Savisaar under the short-lived name Popular Front for the Support of Perestroika, was a political organisation in Estonia in the late 1980s and earl ...

. * 30 March – Supreme Soviet of Estonia declared a transitional period for independence. In addition, the validity of Soviet power in Estonia was denied. * 8 May – the first five articles of 1938 Constitution of Estonia was reinstated. In addition the formal name of independent Estonia (i.e. the Republic of Estonia) was restored; also state emblems, the flag and the hymn was restored. The Supreme Soviet is thereafter translated as the Supreme Council. * mid-May –

President of the Soviet Union The president of the Soviet Union (), officially the president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (), abbreviated as president of the USSR (), was the executive head of state of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 15 March ...

annulled Estonia's declaration of independence. About 2,000 pro-Soviet activists tried to occupy the parliament building. * 30 June-2 July – National Song and Dance Festival in Tallinn. * 3 April – the leader of

Edgar Savisaar Edgar Savisaar (31 May 1950 – 29 December 2022) was an Estonian politician, one of the founding members of Popular Front of Estonia and the Estonian Centre Party, Centre Party. He served as the Prime Minister of Estonia, acting Prime Minister ...

was elected to Prime Minister by Supreme Soviet of Estonia. *

Estonian School of Diplomacy Estonian School of Diplomacy () is a private university in Tallinn, Estonia, established in 1990. It is located in the building of the National Library of Estonia. See also *List of universities in Estonia The following is a list of university, ...

was established.

Births

* 4 October –

Signy Aarna Signy Aarna (born 4 October 1990) is an Estonian footballer who plays as a forward for Finnish club Åland United and for the Estonia national team. She previously played for Finnish club Pallokissat and FC Lootos of the Estonian Naiste Mei ...

, footballer

Deaths

References

{{Year in Europe, 1990 1990s in Estonia

Years of the 20th century in Estonia