In what order did these five nations leave the soviet union?

-Heya! I'm trying to do a bunch of research for an axis powers hetalia fanfiction, and I was wondering when these five countries left the soviet union: Lithuanina, latvia, estonia, Belarus and Ukraine. Or, if it didn't happen in an order, and it simply disbanded at one time in 1991 I'd be glad to know! Thanks a bunch~The exact dates are a bit ambiguous since different terms are used. I would date them: Lithuania (March 11, 1990), Latvia (Aug 21, 1991), Estonia (Aug 21, 1991), Ukraine (Aug 24, 1991), and Belarus (Aug 25, 1991).



The Lithuanian independence movement reemerged in 1988. On March 11, 1990, Vytautas Landsbergis, the non-Communist head of the largest Lithuanian popular movement (Sajudis), was elected president. On the same day, the Supreme Council rejected Soviet rule and declared the restoration of Lithuania's independence, the first Baltic republic to take this action.



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On August 21, 1991, Latvia claimed de facto independence. International recognition, including that of the U.S.S.R., followed. The United States, which had never recognized Latvia's forcible annexation by the U.S.S.R. and continued to accredit a Latvian Ambassador in Washington, recognized Latvia's renewed independence on September 2.



during the August 1991 coup in the U.S.S.R., Estonia declared full independence. The U.S.S.R. Supreme Soviet recognized independent Estonia on September 6, 1991.



Belarus was retaken by the Soviets in 1944. It declared its sovereignty on July 27, 1990, and independence from the Soviet Union on August 25, 1991.



Ukraine became an independent state on August 24, 1991, and was a co-founder of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, although it has not officially joined the organization.



The USSR was officially dissolved on Dec 8, 1991.