2014 in Estonia

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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in the Republic of Estonia.

Incumbents

• President: Toomas Hendrik Ilves
• Prime Minister: Andrus Ansip (until 26 March), Taavi Rõivas (starting 26 March)

Events

February

• February 23 - Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip announces that he will be leaving office before scheduled parliamentary elections in 2015.^[1]

March

• March 4 - Andrus Ansip resigns after nine years as prime minister of Estonia.^[2]
• March 26 - Taavi Rõivas is sworn in as Prime Minister of Estonia, succeeding Andrus Ansip and becoming the youngest government leader in the European Union at 34 years.^[3]

September

• September 3 - The President of the United States, Barack Obama, visits Estonia in a move to reassure the Baltic states ahead of a NATO summit in Wales.^[4]

October

• October 9 - Estonia becomes the first former Soviet republic to legalize gay partnerships and grant equal rights to same-sex couples.^[5]
• October 27 - The first school shooting in Estonia takes place in Viljandi.^[6]

References

1. "Estonian premier Andrus Ansip signals departure". 23 February 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
2. "Estonia PM Ansip resigns - Europe's longest-serving PM". 4 March 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
3. "Right-Left Government Takes Office". 26 March 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
4. "Obama: Vision of peaceful Europe threatened by "Russia's aggression"". 3 September 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
5. "Estonia same-sex law breaks taboo in former Soviet states". 9 October 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
6. "Teacher Killed in Viljandi School Shooting; 9th Grader in Custody". 27 October 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.