Kammala wannan jumlar: A tsakiyar watan Yuni, bayan gazawar toshe tattalin arzikin Lithuania, Soviets sun fara tattaunawa da Lithuania da sauran jamhuriyoyin Baltic biyu. Soviets suna da babban kalubale a wasu wurare, kamar yadda jamhuriyar tarayyar Rasha ta ayyana ikon mallaka a watan Yuni. A lokaci guda kuma jamhuriyoyin Baltic sun fara tattaunawa kai tsaye tare da jamhuriyar tarayyar Rasha. Bayan tattaunawar da ta gaza Soviets sun yi gagarumin kokari amma sun kasa warware matsalar kuma sun aika da sojojin soja wadanda suka kashe mutane ashirin da kuma raunata daruruwan fararen hula a cikin abin da aka sani da "kisan gillar Vilnius" da "
Barricades" a Latvia a cikin Janairu 1991. A watan Agusta 1991, 'yan kungiyar masu tsattsauran ra'ayi sun yi kokarin kwace iko da Tarayyar Soviet. Kwana daya bayan juyin mulkin a ranar 21 ga Agusta, Estonians sun ayyana cikakken 'yanci, bayan an gudanar da kuri'ar raba gardama ta' yancin Estonia a 1991 a Estonia a ranar 3 ga Maris 1991, tare da irin wannan kuri'ar raba gardama a Latvia a wannan watan. An amince da shi da kashi 78.4% na masu jefa kuri'a tare da fitowar kashi 82.9%. An sake dawo da 'yancin kai ta Majalisar Estonian a daren 20 ga Agusta. Majalisar dokokin Latvia ta yi irin wannan sanarwa a wannan ranar. Juyin mulkin ya gaza amma rushewar Tarayyar Soviet ta zama babu makawa. Bayan juyin mulkin ya rushe, gwamnatin Soviet ta amince da 'yancin kai na jihohin Baltic uku a ranar 6 ga Satumba 1991.