Home Daughters () is a patriotic youth
paramilitary
A paramilitary is a military that is not a part of a country's official or legitimate armed forces. The Oxford English Dictionary traces the use of the term "paramilitary" as far back as 1934.
Overview
Though a paramilitary is, by definiti ...
organization in Estonia, established in 1932 at
Estonian Defence League
The Estonian Defence League (, 'Defence League') is a voluntary paramilitary national defence organization of the Republic of Estonia, under management of the Ministry of Defence. Its aim is to guarantee the preservation of the independence and s ...
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It is not a defence organisation.
In 1939, there were registered 19,601 Home Daughters.
In 1940, the organisation was eliminated due to the
Soviet occupation of Estonia
The Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, (abbreviated Estonian SSR, Soviet Estonia, or simply Estonia ) was an administrative subunit ( union republic) of the former Soviet Union (USSR), covering the occupied and annexed territory of Estonia ...
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In 1991, the organisation was re-established after the restoration of Estonian independence.
In 2021, there were registered ~4500 Home Daughters.
Leaders ():
* 1933-1940 Salme Pruuden
* 1992-1999 Maret Lepik
* 1999-2002 Anne Eenpalu
* 2002-2018 Angelika Naris
* 2018-... Ave Proos
See also
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Scouting and Guiding in Estonia
The Scout and Guide movement in Estonia is served by
* Eesti Gaidide Liit, member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
* Eesti Skautide Ühing, member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
In addition, there are yout ...
References
External links
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Youth organizations based in Estonia
1932 establishments in Estonia
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