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Baltic meeting. Representatives of national organisations of Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia meet in Canada

Title in Estonian: Balti pagulasorganisatsioonide esindajate kohtumine Torontos

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Representatives of Baltic refugee organizations together with the representative of Canadian Parliament discuss the political situation in the Baltic States after the coup d'état in Moscow on August 20, 1991.

Representatives of Baltic refugee organizations together with the representative of Canadian Parliament discuss the political situation in the Baltic States after the coup d'état in Moscow on August 20, 1991. TV interviews with Laas Leivat, Al Pačevicius and John Eichmanis (simultaneous translation) where the support from Canada is being asked in order to restore the independence of the Baltic States and establish new legal governments in these countries.
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Baltic uprising – Latvia Riga barricades

Title in Estonian: CBC News teleintervjuu: Läti jaanuarisündmuste 1991 vastukaja

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel, Other categories, Film footage | Director:

Dr Guntis Silinš, Consul of the Republic of Latvia in Toronto, tells in the TV interview given to CBC News about the fight for independence in Latvia and Gorbachev's politics in the Baltic States.

Dr Guntis Silinš, Consul of the Republic of Latvia in Toronto, tells in the TV interview given to CBC News about the fight for independence in Latvia and Gorbachev's politics in the Baltic States. Dr Silinš explains the era of awakening in the Baltic States at the second half of 1980s in his interview given in Riga, January 1991. Late 1980s was the time when Gorbachev's policy of "demokratizatsiya" gave the Baltic people new hopes for future. Recent violents events by Soviet authorities in Lithuania and Latvia disappointed people in Gorbachev's policy and caused a setback in the process of ...
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Baltic uprising, interviews

Original title: Balti riikide iseseisvuse saavutamise teemalised intervjuud 1991

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Interviews in English for TV news. Interview with Tõnu Parming, newspaper editor and politician.

Interviews in English held for TV news. The revolt of 1956 in Hungary is being compared with the fight for freedom in the Baltic States in 1991. After the interview the TV reporter talks about the importance of reflecting political events on TV with the interviewee. Interview with Tõnu Parming, a newspaper journalist and a politician. Again, parallels are made with the revolt in Hungary, at the same time, essential differences are being emphasized.
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Bob Rae´s interview in Toronto

Title in Estonian: Rob Rae intervjuu Torontos

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel, Other categories, Film footage | Director:

Canadian politician Bob Rae is being interviewed by journalists and tells about the political situation in the Baltic States and the recent violent events in Lithuania and Latvia in January 1991.

Bob Rae (Robert Keith Rae) is an expatriate Estonian politician in Canada who gives an interview in the office of the Prime Minister of Canada in Toronto. He tells the journalists about the Soviet occupation in the Baltic States, the political awakening of the Baltics and their struggle for democracy and independence; also, about the dramatic events that took place in Riga and Vilnius in January 1991. Next to Bob Rae there are representatives of Lithuanian and Latvian refugee organizations.
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Endel Lippmaa interview on CBC News

Title in Estonian: Endel Lippmaa intervjuu Toronto telekanalile

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Endel Lippmaa gives CBC TV channel an interview about the political events that took place in Vilnius, Lithuania in January 1991.

Endel Lippmaa gives Toronto CBC TV channel's new programme an interview from Washington. Lippmaa comments on the events that took place in Vilnius 1991 when fourteen people died when defending Vilnius TV Tower and Lithuanian TV and Radio House attacked by the Soviet forces. More than a thousand people got injuries during the attack. Lippmaa assumes that Estonia and Latvia are also not protected from similar attacks by the Soviet army. He thanks Canadian press for their attention and believes that world-wide press has a great responsibility for reflecting international events.
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Estonian Ambassador at UN Ernst Jaaksonʹs speech on 46th Session of the UN General Assembly

Title in Estonian: Ernst Jaaksoni kõne ÜRO Peaassamblee 46. istungjärgul

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Ernst Jaakson, permanent representative of Estonia in UN and the extraordinary and fully authorized representative of the Republic of Estonia in USA, holds a speech at the 46th session of the UN General Assembly on October 10, 1991.

Estonia became a member of UN at the beginning of 46th session on September 17, 1991. Ernst Jaakson becomes the first permanent representative of Estonia at UN. According to the UN procedures, Ernst Jaakson gives an overview about the political situation and problematic issues in Estonia in the meeting on October 10th. In his declaration, Jaakson says that Estonian nation has finally fulfilled its long-term dream and restored its national independence that has been acknowledged by lots of states. Estonia highly values to be admitted to UN as a member country and is ready to fill its international responsibilities. Estonia ...
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Estonian Foreign Minister Lennart Meriʹs interview on TV on 19.08.1991

Title in Estonian: Lennart Meri intervjuu Toronto telekanalile

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

During the August Coup in Estonia in 1991 Lennart Meri gives an interview to the TV News Channel CBC Toronto.

In the evening of the first day of the August Coop (August 19, 1991) Lennart Meri, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, gives an interview broadcasted from Helsinki to the Toronto CBC news channel. Meri reads out the inquiry by the government of the Republic of Estonia - the request to the peoples and governments in the world to support Boris Yeltsin in the political situation of that time. Reporter Terence McKenna asks Lennart Meri whether he is worrying about his family in Estonia at the moment - and Meri's answer to the question is that besides worrying about his family ...
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Flags at Estonian House

Original title: Lipuehtes Toronto Eesti Maja

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Flags at Toronto Estonian House; the Republic of Estonia has regained its independence.

There are two Estonian blue-black-white national flags and a Canadian national flag with the red maple leaf waving in front of the Toronto Estonian House. The flags can be admired from several angles. The traffic flow and street noise in front of the building. The signboard "Estonian House / Eesti Maja" on the wall of the building. There is a store in Estonian House. Since Estonia regained its independence on August 20, 1991 there is the front page of newspaper "Vaba Eestlane" ("Free Estonian") on the wall of the store, declaring that the Republic of Estonia is again independent country, ...
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Interview with Küllo Arjakas in Toronto

Original title: Küllo Arjakase intervjuu Torontos

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Interview with Küllo Arjakas on the events taken place on January 13th, 1991 in Vilnius.

Küllo Arjakas spends a longer period of time in Canada and USA. He is being interviewed by a TV reporter, they discuss the events that took place on January 13, 1991 in Vilnius. The interviewer wonders why the conflict has increased, whether Estonian people are afraid of the situation and how Estonia will defend itself. Arjakas responds even three times to the question how Canada could help the Baltic states. After the interview the reporter and Küllo Arjakas talk about visiting Russia. Representative of Latvian press room faxes a special announcement to newspapers from Latvian National Federation in Canada.
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Mourning Meeting of Latviansʹ Community in Toronto

Original title: Toronto lätlaste kogukonna leinamiiting

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Mourning day on Nathan Philips Square in Toronto in memory of those killed in Riga. Representatives of Latvian and Lithuanian communities are holding speeches.

Leinapäev Toronto raekoja ees. Leinamiitingul räägitakse traagilistest sündmustest Riias, kus eriüksuse rünnakutes hukkus viis inimest. Kõneleb Läti Vabariigi konsul Torontos Guntis Silinš. Ta tänab Kanada kogukonda toetusavalduste eest ja Toronto linnavalitsust. Silinš meenutab Nõukogude režiimi poolt oma rahvale põhjustatud kannatusi ja tõdeb, et kahetsusväärselt uputatakse inimeste vabaduspüüe tänaselgi päeval verre. Guntis Silinš asetab lilled lipumasti jalamile. Järgneb leinaminut. Miitingulised hoiavad leinalintidega Eesti, Leedu ja Läti rahvuslippe. Leedu esindaja räägib sõjalistest konfliktidest maailmas, Kuveidi kriisist. Baltimaad on aga 50 aastat sõjas olnud, nüüd taotletakse iseseisvust. Lauldakse Läti hümni. Leinalipp jääb masti terveks nädalaks.
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