Patriotic League

Patriotic League may refer to:

Patriotic League (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

The Patriotic League was the first paramilitary unit of Territorial Defence Force of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (TORBIH).

History

On December 19, 1990 Alija Izetbegović and the SDA party discussed forming an independent paramilitary separate from the Yugoslav People's Army. In March 1991 Sefer Halilović formed the Patriotic League (Patriotska Liga - PL) as an independent Bosnian army, with the same territorial organization as Territorial Defense Forces (TO). Later on the Patriotic League was connected to the TO. The Patriotic League, alongside the TORBIH, would later become the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Training

The Patriotic League received training at Croatian Special Police centers and by March 1992 claimed 98,000 troops – more than the shrinking TO - organized in 9 regions and 103 (out of 109) districts.

Units

Patriotic League (Estonia)

The Patriotic League (Estonian: Isamaaliit) was a political movement in Estonia, and the only legally permitted party in the country between 1935 and 1940.

History

After Konstantin Päts's self-coup in 1934, all political parties--including Päts's own Union of Settlers and Smallholders--were banned. The Patriotic League was established on 9 March 1935 as the political movement of the establishment, with opposition parties remaining banned.

Elections for a National Assembly to draft a new constitution were held in 1936. The Patriotic League's candidates ran unopposed in 50 of the 80 seats, though a League victory was already assured since no opposition parties were allowed to field candidates.

Prior to the 1938 elections the Patriotic League formed the National Front for the Implementation of the Constitution to run in the election, although the Front was effectively the same organisation.

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