Baltic Freedom Day Explained

Holiday Name:Baltic Freedom Day
Date:June 14
Mdy:yes
Scheduling:same day each year
Duration:1 day
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 June 14, 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Proclamation 4948—Baltic Freedom Day. The American Presidency Project.