Estonia's 1993 Aliens Act Defined Non-Citizens' Rights Post-Soviet Union
In 1993, Estonia's government, led by Prime Minister Mart Laar, passed the Aliens Act. This legislation, adopted on July 8, regulates the status of non-citizens in the country.
The Aliens Act came into effect following Estonia's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Prior to this, on October 15, 1991, Latvia's Supreme Council had passed a law granting citizenship to only two-thirds of its residents. This left a significant number of former USSR citizens, mainly Russians who had lived there during the Soviet era, as non-citizens.
Similarly, in Estonia, many former USSR citizens found themselves in a similar situation. The Aliens Act was designed to address this, outlining the rights and responsibilities of non-citizens in Estonia.
The Aliens Act in Estonia, passed under Prime Minister Mart Laar's government, and Latvia's citizenship law both addressed the complex issue of non-citizenship following the collapse of the Soviet Union. These laws aimed to clarify the status of former USSR citizens, predominantly Russians, who had resided in these countries during the Soviet era.
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