Vaps Movement
Union of Participants in the Estonian War of Independence Eesti Vabadussõjalaste Liit | |
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Vapsid logo | |
| Leader | Andres Larka and Artur Sirk |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Banned | December 1935 |
| Paramilitary wing | Korrapidajate Üksused |
| Ideology | Anti-communism Fascism Estonian nationalism Right-wing populism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Seats in cities (1934) | |
The Vaps Movement is the popular name for the Union of Participants in the Estonian War of Independence (Estonian: Eesti Vabadussõjalaste Keskliit, later Eesti Vabadussõjalaste Liit), an Estonian political organization, whose members were commonly called Vaps (vabadussõjalased, or colloquially vapsid; singular: vaps). Founded in 1929, born out of associations of veterans of the Estonian War of Independence, emerging as a radical right-wing popular movement. The leaders of this association were Andres Larka (formal figurehead and presidential candidate) and Artur Sirk.