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RECENT HISTORY 1991-2007

RECENT HISTORY 1991-2007. Liisbet Eero, Anna-Rebeca Lall and Kati Leinaru. Regaining Independence. In 1991 on the 20 th of August our country regained independence after 50 years of belonging to the Soviet Union It was celebrated all over the country

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RECENT HISTORY 1991-2007

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  1. RECENT HISTORY1991-2007 Liisbet Eero, Anna-Rebeca Lall and Kati Leinaru

  2. Regaining Independence • In 1991 on the 20th of August our country regained independence after 50 years of belonging to the Soviet Union • It was celebrated all over the country • The first country to aknowledge Estonia as an independent country was Iceland • In 1992 a money reform took place, only a few days later the Estonian constitutoinal law was accepted

  3. President Lennart Meri • He was born in 1929 on the 29th of March • He was married to Helle Meri and had 3 children • On October 6th 1992 he was elected President of Estonia. • In 1996 he was re-elected • In 1998 he was chosen the European of the Year • He died in 2006 on the 14th of March

  4. President Arnold Rüütel • He was born in 1928 in Saaremaa • He was elected on the 21st of September in 2001 • He is married to Ingrid Rüütel and has two daughters • He was not re-elected in 2006

  5. President ToomasHendrik Ilves • He was born in 1953 in Sweden • He grew up in USA • He was elected in 2006 on the 9th of October • In 2006 on the 28th of November he entertained George W. Bush while he was visiting Estonia

  6. Unions • In September of 1991 We joined the UN • March 29, 2004 Estonia was accepted into NATO. It's the first time in its history to join a military alliance voluntarily. • May 1, 2004 We joined the European Union along with Lithuania, Latvia, Cyprus, Malta, Poland and many others

  7. History of the flag • In 1987/88, during the days of the "singing revolution", or the process of regaining independence, the blue-black-white flag was used openly as a national symbol • In 1918 the flag was put up by students in Tartu. The flag was quickly removed. • It was the flag of the Estonian University Student Association

  8. Olympic history • Erki Nool won the gold medal for Decathlon in 2000 in Sydney • Andrus Veerpalu won a gold medal during the Winter Olympics in 2006 • Kristina Šmigun won a Winter Olympics gold medal in 2006 • In 1992 Erika Salumäe won the Gold medal as a cyclist in Barcelona. That was her second gold medal

  9. Winning the Eurovision • In 2001 Estonia won the Eurovision Song Contest • The song was “Everybody” sung by Tanel Padar and Dave Benton • The next year the contest was held in Tallinn

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