What the records say
- When
- 21 Jun 1940
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 59.44° N, 24.75° E
- Description
- 1940 June coup d'état in Estonia
1940 Estonian coup d'état
The 1940 Estonian coup d'état, also known as the June coup, or in Soviet historiography, the June Revolution of 1940, was the Soviet-backed replacement of the government of the Republic of Estonia on 21 June 1940. Following the issuance of an ultimatum to the Estonians on 16 June, Soviet troops occupied Estonia on 17 June.
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