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Estonian Democratic Labour Party (1989)
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(then the Estonian SSR). The party was founded in April 1989. The party was led by Vello Saatpalu. In June 1989, the party sent a delegation to the Socialist International
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On September 8, 1989, the party merged into the Estonian Social Democratic Party.