22 September is Day of Resistance in Estonia.
In 1944, as German occupation forces were retreating and Soviet forces were approaching Tallinn, Estonians made a bold attempt to restore our independence.
Prime Minister Otto Tief formed a government that declared the restoration of constitutional authority, protested against the Soviet occupation and raised our blue, black and white national flag over the parliament building. 🇪🇪
But on 22 September 1944, Soviet forces reached Tallinn. Members of the government were arrested or executed, while Otto Tief himself was imprisoned and deported to Siberia. Yet the government’s brief stand became a lasting symbol of Estonia’s determination to regain its freedom and of the continuity of the Estonian state.
It is a day that reminds us that for half a century, the idea of a free and independent Estonia was kept alive in many ways — by those taking up arms in the forests, by underground youth organisations, in exile, among friends, and in people’s homes and hearts.
Resistance continued in many forms until Estonia restored its independence in 1991.
Many Estonian diplomats never left their posts. From 1940 to 1991, Estonia’s legal continuity was also upheld by its diplomatic representations in the United States, the United Kingdom and elsewhere.
Today, we remember Otto Tief and all those who took part in Estonia’s resistance struggle in its many forms and kept the idea of a free Estonia alive.
ブラジル、ドイツ、日本、そしてインドが国連改革を訴えた声明を発したことが報じられている。日本については名前だけ挙がっているが、たぶん高市演説のことかと思う。
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