Baltic Freedom Day
| Baltic Freedom Day | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14 June |
| Next time | 14 June 2016 |
| Frequency | annual |
Baltic Freedom Day — 14 June, a name given to the day when Soviet deportations from the Baltic states started. The term Baltic Freedom Day for the first time was mentioned in Ronald Reagan's proclamation number 4948 on 14 June 1982.[1]
Baltic Freedom Day references the Soviet-Nazi Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact which led to the mass deportations of peoples from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
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