Dissolution of the Soviet Union - Latvia's protest
Time: Wednesday Nov 18, 1987
Place: Riga, Latvia
Details: On November 18, 1987, hundreds of police and civilian militiamen cordoned off the central square to prevent any demonstration at Freedom Monument, but thousands lined the streets of Riga in silent protest regardless.
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