Question: First country to declare independence from the soviet union?
Answer: Lithuania
Disambiguated annotations:
qaPairs: question: First country to declare independence from the soviet union, without a period of transition?
answer: Lithuania
Republic of Lithuania
question: First country to declare independence from the soviet union, regardless of when it actually achieved independence?
answer: Estonia
Republic of Estonia
question: First country to declare and officially receive independence from the soviet union?
answer: Lithuania
Republic of Lithuania