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Armenians in Estonia refers to ethnic Armenians living in Estonia. According to the year 2000 census, there were 1,444 Armenians living in Estonia.^[1] In 1989 (according to Soviet 1989 census) the number was 1,669.^[2] The majority of Armenians live in Tallinn: 58% in the year 2000.^[1]

With the affirmation of Estonia's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Soviet-era immigrants and their Estonian-born children were not granted citizenship automatically. Several bomb attacks on Armenian-owned kiosks occurred during 1995 – their perpetrators were not identified.^[3]

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^ ^a ^b "Population by ethnic nationality, mother tongue and citizenship". Statistics Estonia. http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=PC225&ti=POPULATION+BY+ETHNIC+NATIONALITY%2C+MOTHER+TONGUE+AND+CITIZENSHIP&path=../I_Databas/Population_census/08Ethnic_nationality._Mother_tongue._Command_of_foreign_languages/&lang=1. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
^ Демоскоп Weekly - Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года.Национальный состав населения по республикам СССР
^ "Estonia: Information on the situation of ethnic Armenians, on whether they have any ethnically based problems, and on whether protection is accessible and available". Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. 1 May 1995. United Nations Human Rights Council. Retrieved 3 June 2009.

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[2000census-0] "Population by ethnic nationality, mother tongue and citizenship". Statistics Estonia. http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=PC225&ti=POPULATION+BY+ETHNIC+NATIONALITY%2C+MOTHER+TONGUE+AND+CITIZENSHIP&path=../I_Databas/Population_census/08Ethnic_nationality._Mother_tongue._Command_of_foreign_languages/&lang=1. Retrieved 2009-10-15.

[1] Демоскоп Weekly - Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года.Национальный состав населения по республикам СССР

[2] "Estonia: Information on the situation of ethnic Armenians, on whether they have any ethnically based problems, and on whether protection is accessible and available". Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. 1 May 1995. United Nations Human Rights Council. Retrieved 3 June 2009.

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