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Events on Saturday 15 June 1940 1
1940Soviet occupation of the Baltic statesRed Army occupies Lithuania, Latvia and EstoniaThe Soviet Union issued ultimatums and occupied Lithuania on 15 June, then Latvia and Estonia on 17 June. Rigged elections followed, and all three states were annexed as Soviet republics in early August. They regained independence only in 1991.