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Soon, however, Rüütel was using his position to prepare for Estonia’s split from the Soviet Union, which had occupied ... in preparing a declaration of independence, with full sovereignty ...
“He was one of the leaders of our independence,” said a statement from the office ... in the face of revisionist forces attempting to reverse the breakup of the Soviet Union. “During the critical days ...