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(then the

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). The party was founded in February 1989. The party was led by Vello Saatpalu. In June 1989, the party sent a delegation to the

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congress in

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.Johansson, Karl Magnus (2008)
External Legitimization and Standardization Of National Political Parties: The Case Of Estonian Social Democracy
', Journal of Baltic Studies, 39:2, 157 — 183 On September 8, 1989, the party merged into the

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