residents (including Soviet troops) could take part. Only the results from Sillamäe were made public, with a turnout of 83%. 89% of the voters in Sillamäe had voted yes in the referendum. Activities The party supported the August 1991 Soviet coup. Following the defeat of the coup, the party was declared illegal by the Estonian government on August 22, 1991. At the time Central Committee secretary of the party was Pavel Panfilov. After the ban, some former members covertly created the Communist Party of Estonia to continue the cause. Initially their grouping was affiliated with the Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union (SKP-KPSS), but when SKP-KPSS split in 2001 they joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union of Oleg Shenin. The party carried out a congress in 1999, and elected a Central Committee. References External links Presentation by the EKP at the 2005 International Communist Seminar Banned communist parties Defunct political parties in Estonia Communist parties in the Soviet Union Communist parties in Estonia Organizations of the Revolutions of 1989 Political parties established in 1990 1990 establishments in Estonia 1991 disestablishments in Estonia Singing Revolution Dissolution of the Soviet Union Political parties disestablished in 1991 International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties