What broad civic mass movement founded by Edgar Savisaar in April 1988 mobilized hundreds of thousands of Estonians in support of perestroika and national rights?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. The Popular Front of Estonia (Rahvarinne)
- Step 1: On 13 April 1988, Edgar Savisaar proposed creating a legal democratic mass organization during a live television broadcast. Step 2. The Popular Front of Estonia (Eestimaa Rahvarinne) rapidly became the primary political engine for parliamentary democratic transition and national sovereignty. Answer: The Popular Front of Estonia (Rahvarinne). Why not the others: ERSP (founded August 1988) was the first openly anti-communist party demanding immediate independence; Intermovement opposed Estonian sovereignty; Citizens' Committees registered legal citizens.
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