Speaker. 32 years ago this month the Soviet Union invaded Latvia. Lithuania. and Estonia and took over these peaceloving Baltic republics. In June of 1941 the Soviet Union began mass deportation of the Baltic peoples. sending more than 150.000 Latvians. Lithuanians. and Estonians to slave labor camps in Siberia. Since June of 1940. Lithuania. Latvia. and Estonia have lost more than onefourth of their combined populations through the deportation and resettlement programs of the Soviet Union. According to the National Executive Committee of the Lithuanian American Community of the USA. Inc.. this practice continues even today. with no end in sight.
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