intact under Estonian rule.
*1921 11 February: The decree of the Estonian government establishes the territory of Valga county. Valga becomes a county centre.
*1940 17 August: The Soviet occupation begins and with it the mass deportations of Estonians and Latvians from Valga/Valka
*1941 9 July: Valga is occupied by German troops.
*1944 19 September: In the course of heavy fighting Valga is liberated from the German occupation of Estonia. It is immediately replaced by the Soviet occupation of Estonia.
*1988. The Valga Society for the Protection of Antiquities is founded. On 27 November, on the initiative of the Society, the beginning of the War of Liberation is commemorated at the memorial for those killed in the war.
*1989 24 February: The first Estonian flag of the re-established independence period is hoisted on the flagpole of 12 Aia Street.
*1992 24 May: The Russian army base in Valga is taken over, and later on becomes the border guard's post.
*1993 17 October: The first free elections of the municipal council after the restoration of independence take place.
*1994 31 January: On the 75th anniversary of the battle of Paju a memorial to it is opened. On 21–25 June, worldwide days of Valga county people take place
