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Which Soviet republic was the first to declare independence?

Estonia

Lithuania

Latvia

Georgia

Baltic states, incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, strongly pushed towards independence. First the lead was taken by Latvia with large demonstrations in 1986 and 1987, but Estonia and Lithuania soon joined the movement. On March 11, 1990 the newly elected parliament of the Lithuanian SSR, elected Vytautas Landsbergis to the position of Chairman of the Supreme Council. Vytautas Landsbergis promptly declared the restoration of Lithuanian independence.

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Estonia

7%

92%

0%

0%

13

Australia

20%

64%

0%

16%

25

Greece

36%

57%

0%

5%

19

the Netherlands

15%

53%

15%

15%

13

Italy

18%

50%

6%

25%

16

the United Kingdom

20%

46%

10%

23%

130

Poland

22%

45%

9%

22%

14678

Germany

18%

43%

11%

25%

258

Czech Republic

33%

41%

8%

16%

12

the United States

26%

40%

14%

18%

171

Unknown

26%

40%

13%

20%

15

Canada

18%

37%

0%

43%

16

Republic of Ireland

36%

33%

13%

16%

30

Austria

26%

32%

18%

22%

53

India

24%

29%

21%

24%

41

France

18%

27%

9%

45%

11

Switzerland

40%

22%

20%

17%

35

What was the reason to build Canberra for Australian capital, rather than selecting one of the existing large cities?

safe location far from the sea

wish of the Indigenous Australians

dispute between Sydney and Melbourne

Which country other than USA named its capital after the president of the United States?

Solomon Islands

During the whole history, where were most of slaves from Africa taken to?

North America without Carribean

On August 23, 1989 approximately two million people joined their hands to form a human chain spanning over 600 kilometres (370 mi). Where did it happen?

in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania