Arrange the following events in chronological order:

I. The Independence movement began in Lithuania.
II. Three Baltic republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania became UN members.
III. Lithuania became the first of the 15 Soviet republics to declare its independence.

Choose the correct answer from the given options:
1) I, III, II
2) III, I, II
3) II, I, III
4) III, II, I

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The independence movement began in Lithuania in 1988, and later spread to Estonia and Latvia.
Lithuania became the first of the 15 Soviet republics to declare its independence in March 1990.
The three Baltic republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania became UN members in September 1991.