Edgar Savisaar, one of the leaders of the Estonian independence movement in the late 1980s as well as the head of the government when Estonia regained its independence from the Soviet Union in August 1991, died on 29 December at 72.
The ICOMOS Estonian Committee, made up of heritage conservation specialists, finds that expedited removal of protection from 275 monuments without expert analysis and explanation is illegal and harms not only cultural heritage but also the reputation and principles of the National Heritage Board.
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