Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic

Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Eesti Nõukogude Sotsialistlik Vabariik
1940–1991
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the Estonian SSR (red) within the Soviet Union.
Anthem
Anthem of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
Capital	Tallinn
Area
• 1989	45,227 km2 (17,462 sq mi)
Population
• 1989	1565662
History
• Type	Soviet Socialist Republic
Historical era	World War II · Cold War
• Soviet occupation	June 16, 1940
• SSR established	July 21 1940
• Illegally annexed by USSR, Estonia continued de jure	August 9, 1940
• Nazi occupation	1941
• Soviet re-occupation SSR re-established	1944
• Estonian Sovereignty Declaration	November 16, 1988
• Singing Revolution	1988
• Disestablished	August 20 1991
• Recognized	September 6, 1991

The Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, or Estonian SSR or ESSR, was a republic of the Soviet Union. It was administered by and subordinated to the Government of the Soviet Union.

The ESSR replaced the Republic of Estonia on 21 July 1940, after the invasion of Soviet troops on 17 June 1940. A puppet government backed by the Soviet Union, declared Estonia to be a Soviet state. The Estonian SSR was taken into the USSR on 9 August 1940. The independence of the Republic of Estonia was reestablished on 20 August 1991.