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Republic of Estonia 1918-1940: Great Crisis (1930-1934)
The global economic crisis of the beginning of the 1930s did not leave Estonia untouched, either. In Estonia, the decline in economy was accompanied by strong political battle brewing where the new radical right movement of the participants of the Estonian War of Independence was more and more strongly demanding the amendment of the Constitution and loudly accused the activity of older parties. As a result of their propaganda, the new Constitution instigated by the participants of the Estonian War of Independence was adopted in the autumn of 1933, increasing the powers of the executive government and giving Estonian a head of state with extensive authorisations - the State Elder. The year 1934 began with the campaign for the election of the State Elder, which was the most powerful in the history of Estonia. The situation in Estonia was very hectic...
Story events:
- 26.01.1930 First congress of the Union of Participants in the Estonian War of Independence
- 22.03.1931 Second congress of the Union of Participants in the Estonian War of Independence
- 20.03.1932 Third congress of the Union of Participants in the Estonian War of Independence
- 03.1932 Draft Constitution of the 4th Riigikogu
- 21.05.1932 Fifth elections of the Riigikogu
- 13.08.1932 First referendum on the draft Constitution
- 26.04.1933 Päts’s government stepped back
- 18.05.1933 Yet another change of government
- 01.06.1933 Propaganda of participants in the Estonian War of Independence against the new draft Constitution
- 10.06.1933 Referendum on the draft Constitution of the fifth Riigikogu
- 27.06.1933 Devaluation of the kroon and scandal in the country
- 11.08.1933 Declaration of the state of defence in Estonia
- 14.10.1933 Draft Constitution of participants in the Estonan War of Independence adopted
- 23.10.1933 Restoration of the Union of Participants in the Estonian War of Independence
- 24.01.1934 Balances of political powers in Estonia