Estonia asserts its continuity 30 years ago (III)

LAAS LEIVAT

The sights and sounds of restored independence, some personal vignettes

On the morning of September 3, 1991 Minister Michael Wilson’s delegation on Canadian military forces’ planes landed in Riga. As we finished taxiing to a distant location on the tarmac, we were encircled by dozens of men, all armed with AK-47s.

Once we were out of the plane, we got a better view of the situation. The men, in civilian clothes, were not facing us. They were standing in a circle around the planes, facing outwards with weapons aimed at the rooftops of the various airport buildings.

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