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Estonia

12 periods and events, 1208 – 1996.

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Periods and events

When	Period or event	Kind	Source
1208 – 1227	Livonian Crusade立窝尼亚十字军 German and Danish crusaders conquer and Christianise the Estonians.	War	Source
1219 – 1346	Danish Estonia丹麦统治的爱沙尼亚 Denmark rules northern Estonia from Tallinn, then sells it to the Teutonic Order.	Colonial	Source
1343 – 1345	St. George's Night Uprising圣乔治之夜起义 Estonians revolt against foreign rule and are defeated.	War	Source
1346 – 1561	Livonian Order rule立窝尼亚骑士团统治 Baltic German knights and clergy rule over Estonian peasants.	Colonial	Source
1558 – 1583	Livonian War立窝尼亚战争 Russia, Sweden, Poland–Lithuania and Denmark fight over the old Livonian lands.	War	Source
1561 – 1710	Swedish Estonia瑞典统治的爱沙尼亚 Remembered as the "good old Swedish times"; Tartu University founded in 1632.	Colonial	Source
1710 – 1918	Russian Empire rule俄罗斯帝国统治 Peter the Great takes Estonia in the Great Northern War.	Colonial	Source
1869	First Song Festival首届歌唱节 The first Estonian Song Festival in Tartu marks the national awakening.	Movement	Source
1918 – 1920	War of Independence爱沙尼亚独立战争 Estonia declares independence and defends it against Soviet Russia.	War	Source
1940 – 1991	Soviet occupation苏联占领 Annexed by the USSR under the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, with mass deportations.	Colonial	Source
1987 – 1991	Singing Revolution歌唱革命 Mass song gatherings lead a peaceful push to independence, restored in 1991.	Movement	Source
1996	Tiger Leap虎跃计划 A programme connects every school to the internet, seeding Estonia's digital state.	Technology	Source

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