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The Vaps Movement, (Estonian: Eesti Vabadussõjalaste Keskliit, later Eesti Vabadussõjalaste Liit, vabadussõjalased, or colloquially vapsid; English: The Union of Participants in the Estonian War of Independence).

It was originally a national association of Estonian veterans from the Estonian War of Independence (1918–1920), but later on worth non-veterans were accepted in to it's ranks.

The nationalistic organisation was founded in 1929, and was set out to be both a mass anti-socialist and anti-parliamentary movement, who allegedly helped stage 2 coup atempts against the government of Konstantin Päts, in 1934 and 1935.

It was lead by both Andres Larka (it's formal figurehead and presidency candidate) and his allie Artur Sirk.

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