Moldova
 

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the term "Bessarabia"                              (Bessarabiya) appears for the first time to                              designate the former Eastern half of Moldavia                              (Old Style date 16 May 1812). 11 May 1818                Establishment of the Bessarabian oblast                              (Bessarabskaya oblast') - for the first time the                              territory of Bessarabia is organized as a separate                              political entity (Old Style date 29 Apr 1918)(with                              local autonomy until 12 Mar 1828 [Old Style 29                              Feb 1828]) under special By-laws [Ustav])                              (subordinated to the Governorate-general of                              Novorossiya and Bessarabia 12 May 1822-1874). 30 Mar 1856                Following the Crimean war, Russia is forced to cede                              the South-western corner of Bugeac (Ismail,                              Cahul and Bolgrad counties) back to the                               Principality of Moldavia. 28 Oct 1873                Reorganized as the Bessarabian governorate                              (Bessarabskaya guberniya). 13 Jul 1878                Counties of Ismail, Cahul and Bolgrad are returned                              to Russia. 15 Dec 1917                Declaration of republic is passed by the National                              Diet (as part of a Russian federative democratic                              republic); Moldavian Democratic Republic                              (Republica Democratică Moldovenească [Moldavskaya                              Narodnaya Respublika])(Old Style date 2 Dec 1917).  14 Jan 1918 - 26 Jan 1918  Bolshevik Romanian Front Committee ("Rumcherod")                               units take power in Kishinev (Old Style dates                              1-13 Jan 1918)(see under Ukraine). 26 Jan 1918                Rumania occupies Kishinyov (Kishinev)(by 10 Mar 1918                              all of Bessarabia)(Old Style 13 Jan 1918).  6 Feb 1918                Declaration of independence is passed by the                              National Diet (Sfatul Țării)(Old Style date 24                              Jan 1918).  9 Apr 1918                Incorporation into Rumania as Bessarabia (Basarabia)                              (Old Style 27 Mar 1918), act of unification with                              Romania as autonomy is passed by the National Diet                              (autonomous until 10 Dec 1918 [Old Style date 27                              Nov 1918]). 23 Apr 1918                Royal decree on unification of 22 Apr 1918 is                              promulgated in Rumania (Old Style 10 Apr 1918).  5 May 1919 - 25 Aug 1919  Bessarabian Socialist Soviet Republic proclaimed in                              exile at Odessa, claiming the former Bessarabian                              governorate, as part of the Russian S.F.S.R., with                              provisional exile headquarters at Tiraspol.  1 Jan 1920                Parliamentary act of unification is promulgated in                              Rumania (passed by parliament on 29 Dec 1919,                              and signed by the King on 31 Dec 1919). 20 Oct 1920                Rumanian annexation internationally recognized (but                              not recognized by Russian S.F.S.R. or Soviet                              Union). 11 Oct 1924                Moldavian A.S.S.R. established within the                               Ukrainian S.S.R. by the Soviet Union. 28 Jun 1940 -  2 Aug 1940  Bessarabia occupied by Soviet Union.  2 Aug 1940                Annexed by the Soviet Union as Moldavian Soviet                              Socialist Republic (Republica Sovietică Socialistă                              Moldovenească/Moldavskaya Sovetskaya                              Socialističeskaya Respublika)(see below).  2 Jul 1941                Rumanian invasion begins (Chisinau occupied 16 Jul                              1941). 16 Jul 1941 - 31 Jul 1941  Bessarabia occupied by Rumania.  1 Aug 1941 - 24 Aug 1944  Incorporated into Rumania as the Bessarabia                              governorate (Guvernământul Basarabiei). 24 Aug 1944                Re-incorporation into the Soviet Union                              (recognized by Romania 15 Sep 1947).  1 Sep 1989                Moldovan/Romanian is made the state language, using                              Latin script.  5 Jun 1990                Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova (Republica                              Sovietică Socialistă Moldova). 23 Jun 1990                Declaration of state sovereignty.  2 Sep 1990                Transnistria declares independence from Moldova                              (not recognized). 23 May 1991                Republic of Moldova (Republica Moldova). 27 Aug 1991                Independence declared. 26 Dec 1991                Independence effective (dissolution of U.S.S.R.).  6 Mar 1994                Referendum rejects union with Romania by 97.9%. Moldova (1917-1918, from 1990) Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940-1991) Transnistria (Pridnestrovie) (1924-1940, from 1990) Gagauzia Bessarabia (1812-1917) Orthodox Church of Moldova Bessarabian Orthodox Church Moldovan Ethnic Groups Map Historical Map of Moldova Map of Bessarabia 1918-1940   Calendar Note: Dates are given according to the New Style (Gregorian) calendar. Russia used the Old Style (Julian) calendar until 1 Feb/14 Feb 1918, as did Romania until 4 Mar/18 Mar 1920. Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic

2 Aug 1940 - 31 Jan 1952

11 Apr 1952 - 12 May 1990

Note: Russian names with Moldavian/Romanian in parentheses until 1 Sep 1989, then Moldavian/Romanian names with Russian in parentheses.

 2 Aug 1940                Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (Republica Sovietică
                             Socialistă Moldovenească/Moldavskaya Sovetskaya
                             Socialističeskaya Respublika) is formed from the
                             Moldavian A.S.S.R. and (formerly Romanian) Bessarabia.
 2 Aug 1940                Accession to the Soviet Union (see under Russia).
10 Feb 1941                Cyrillic introduced for the Moldavian language.
 1 Sep 1989                Moldovan/Romanian is made the state language, using
                             Latin script.
 5 Jun 1990                Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova (Republica Sovietică
                             Socialistă Moldova).
16 Jul 1941 - 24 Aug 1944  Rumanian occupation and annexation.
 1 Sep 1989                Moldovan/Romanian is made the state language.
23 May 1991                Republic of Moldova (Republica Moldova).
27 Aug 1991                Independence declared.

First Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Moldavia
14 Aug 1940 - 27 Jan 1945  Pyotr Grigoryevich Borodin         (b. 1905 - d. 1986)
                             (Piotr Borodin) (acting to 4 Sep 1940)
                             (in Russian S.F.S.R. exile 16 Jul 1941 - 24 Aug 1944)
27 Jan 1945 - 20 Jul 1946  Nikita Leontyevich Salogor         (b. 1901 - d. 1981)
                             (Nikita Salogor) (acting)
20 Jul 1946 -  6 Jul 1950  Nikolay Grigoryevich Koval'        (b. 1904 - d. 1970)
                             (Nicolae Covali)
 6 Jul 1950 - 13 Oct 1952  Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev             (b. 1906 - d. 1982)
                             (Leonid Brejnev)
First Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Moldavia
(from Jun 1990, Communist Party of Moldova)
13 Oct 1952 - 25 Oct 1952  Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev             (s.a.)
25 Oct 1952 -  6 Feb 1954  Dmitriy Spiridonovich Gladkiy      (b. 1911 - d. 1959)
                             (Dimitrie Gladki)
 6 Feb 1954 - 29 May 1961  Zinoviy Timofeyevich Serdyuk       (b. 1903 - d. 1982)
                             (Zinovie Serdiuc)
29 May 1961 - 22 Dec 1980  Ivan Ivanovich Bodyul              (b. 1918 - d. 2013)
                             (Ion Bodiul)
22 Dec 1980 - 16 Nov 1989  Semyon Kuz'mich Grossu             (b. 1934)
                             (Semion Grossu)
16 Nov 1989 -  4 Feb 1991  Pyotr Kirillovich Luchinskiy       (b. 1940)
                             (Petru Lucinschi)
 4 Feb 1991 - 23 Aug 1991  Grigore Isidor Eremei              (b. 1935)
                             (Grigoriy Isidorovich Yeremey)
                           ("leading role" of the party abolished 10 May 1990) 

Chairman of the Bessarabian Provisional Revolutionary Committee
 2 Aug 1940 - 10 Feb 1941  Sergey Danilovich Burlachenko      (b. 1899 - d. 1962)  KPU-B;
                             (Serghei Burlacenco)                                Aug 1940 PCM
Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
10 Feb 1941 - 28 Mar 1951  Fyodor Grigoryevich Brovko         (b. 1904 - d. 1960)  PCM-B
                             (Fedor Brovko)
                             (in Russian S.F.S.R. exile 16 Jul 1941 - 24 Aug 1944)
28 Mar 1951 -  3 Apr 1963  Ivan Sergeyevich Koditsa           (b. 1899 - d. 1980)  PCM-B;1952 
                             (Ion Codiţă)                                          PCM
 3 Apr 1963 - 10 Apr 1980  Kirill Fyodorovich Ilyashenko      (b. 1915 - d. 1980)  PCM
                             (Chiril Iliaşenko)
10 Apr 1980 - 24 Dec 1985  Ivan Petrovich Kalin               (b. 1935 - d. 2012)  PCM
                             (Ivan Călin)
24 Dec 1985 - 12 Jul 1989  Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Mokanu    (b. 1934)            PCM
                             (Alexandru Mocanu)
12 Jul 1989 - 29 Jul 1989  Ivan Konstantinovich Chyoban       (b. 1927 - d. 2001)  PCM
                             (Ion Ciobanu) (acting)
29 Jul 1989 - 27 Apr 1990  Mircha Ivanovich Snegur            (b. 1940)            PCM
                             (Mircea Ion Snegur)
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet
27 Apr 1990 -  3 Sep 1990  Mircea Ion Snegur                  (s.a.)             PCM;Jun 1990 
President                                                                          Non-party
 3 Sep 1990 - 27 Aug 1991  Mircea Ion Snegur                  (s.a.)               Non-party

Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars
10 Feb 1941 - 19 Apr 1945  Tikhon Antonovich Konstantinov     (b. 1898 - d. 1957)  PCM-B
                             (Tihon Constantinov)
                             (in Russian S.F.S.R. exile 16 Jul 1941 - 24 Aug 1944)
19 Apr 1945 -  4 Apr 1946  Nikolay Grigoryevich Koval'        (s.a.)               PCM-B
                             (Nicolae Covali)
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
 4 Apr 1946 - 19 Jul 1946  Nikolay Grigoryevich Koval'        (s.a.)               PCM-B
19 Jul 1946 - 23 Jan 1958  Gerasim Yakovlevich Rud'           (b. 1907 - d. 1982)  PCM-B;1952
                             (Gherasim Rudi)                                       PCM
23 Jan 1958 - 24 Apr 1970  Aleksandr Filippovich Diorditsa    (b. 1911 - d. 1996)  PCM
                             (Alexandru Diordiţă)
24 Apr 1970 -  1 Sep 1976  Pyotr Andreyevich Paskar (1st time)(b. 1929)            PCM
                             (Petru Pascari)
 1 Sep 1976 - 31 Dec 1980  Semyon Kuz'mich Grossu             (s.a.)               PCM
                             (Semion Grossu)
31 Dec 1980 - 24 Dec 1985  Ivan Grigoryevich Ustiyan          (b. 1939)            PCM
                             (Ion Ustian)
24 Dec 1985 - 10 Jan 1990  Ivan Petrovich Kalin               (s.a.)               PCM
                             (Ivan Petru Călin)
10 Jan 1990 - 24 May 1990  Pyotr Andreyevich Paskar (2nd time)(s.a.)               PCM
                             (Petru Andrei Pascari)
25 May 1990 -  5 Jun 1990  Mircha Georgiyevich Druk           (b. 1941)            FPM
                             (Mircea Gheorghe Druc)
Prime ministers
 5 Jun 1990 - 28 May 1991  Mircea Gheorghe Druc               (s.a.)               FPM
28 May 1991 - 27 Aug 1991  Valeriu Tudor Muravschi            (b. 1949 - d. 2020)  FPM
                             (Valeriy Fyodorovich Muravskiy)

Moldova

Stadholders of Bessarabia (title Namestnik)(with rights of governor-general)
26 May 1816 - 15 Jun 1820  Aleksey Nikolayevich Bakhmetyev    (b. 1774 - d. 1841)
15 Jun 1820 - 17 Jul 1822  Ivan Nikitich Inzov                (b. 1768 – d. 1845)
Governors-general of Novorossiya and Bessarabia (in Odessa)
17 Jul 1822 - 1874         the Governors-general of Novorossiya
Russian Governors of Bessarabia [dates in OS style calendar]
23 Jul 1812 - 17 Jun 1813  Skarlat Dmitriyevich Sturdza       (b. c.1750 - d. 1816)
                             (= Scarlat Dimitrie Sturdza)
17 Jun 1813 - Oct 1817     Ivan Markovich Garting             (b. 1768 - d. 1831)
                             (Johann Festus Harting)
Oct 1817 - 30 Dec 1817     Matvey Yegorovich Krupenskiy       (b. 1775 - d. 1855)
                             (acting)
30 Dec 1817 - 11 May 1818  Konstantin Antonovich Katakazi     (b. 1775 - d. 1826)
                             (Constantin Catacazi)
Russian Governors of Bessarabia Oblast (from 1873, Guberniya)[dates in OS style calendar]
11 May 1818 - 26 Aug 1825  Konstantin Antonovich Katakazi     (s.a.)
 4 Sep 1825 - 12 Jan 1828  Vasiliy Fyodorovich Timkovskiy     (b. 1781 - d. 1832)
17 Jan 1828 - 30 Jul 1828  Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Turgenev    (b. 1772 - d. 1863)
30 Jul 1828 -  2 Nov 1828  Yevgraf Nikiforovich Golubtsov     (b. 1777 - d. 1835)
                             (acting)
 2 Nov 1828 - 24 Mar 1829  Nikolay Prokofyevich Prazhevskiy   (b. 1787 - d. 1849)
24 Mar 1829 - 17 Apr 1833  Akinfiy Ivanovich Sorokunskiy      (b. 1781 - d. 18..)
16 Jul 1833 - 28 Aug 1834  Pavel Ivanovich Averin             (b. 1775 - d. 1849)
28 Aug 1834 - 29 May 1854  Pavel Ivanovich Fyodorov           (b. 1791 - d. 1855)
15 Jul 1854 - 10 Nov 1857  Mikhail Sergeyevich Ilinskiy       (d. 1865)
10 Nov 1857 - 19 Dec 1862  Mikhail L'vovich Fanton-de-Verrayon(b. 1804 - d. 1887)
28 Dec 1862 -  1 Aug 1863  Ivan Osipovich Baron Velio         (b. 1830 - d. 1899)
 1 Aug 1863 - 30 Nov 1867  Platon Aleksandrovich Antonovich   (b. 1811 - d. 1883)
 5 Dec 1867 -  3 Jun 1871  Yegor Yegorovich Gangard (Gangardt)(b. 1812 - d. 1882)
 3 Jun 1871 - 27 Feb 1879  Nikolay Ignatyevich Shebeko        (b. 1834 - d. 1905)
27 Feb 1879 - 15 May 1879  Sergey Fyodorovich Tanskiy (acting)(b. 1813 - d. ....)
15 May 1879 - 12 Aug 1881  Evgeniy Osipovich Yankovskiy       (b. 1837 - d. 1892)
16 Aug 1881 - 30 Jun 1883  Modest Mavrikiyevich Koniar        (b. 1827 - d. 1890)
30 Jun 1883 -  4 Jul 1899  Aleksandr Petrovich Konstantinovich(b. 1832 - d. 1903)
10 Jul 1899 - 30 May 1903  Vikentiy Samoylovich fon Raaben    (b. 1843 - d. af.1917)
                             (Vinzenz von Raaben)
30 May 1903 - 31 Oct 1907  Knyaz' Sergey Dmitriyevich Urusov  (b. 1862 - d. 1937)
31 Oct 1904 - 11 Oct 1908  Aleksey Nikolayevich Kharuzin      (b. 1864 - d. 1932)
11 Oct 1908 -  7 May 1912  Graf Ivan Viktorovich Kankrin      (b. 1860 - d. 1920)  RS
 7 May 1912 - 22 Sep 1915  Mikhail Eduardovich Gil'khen       (b. 1868 - d. 1945)  Non-party
                             (Hilchen)
22 Sep 1915 -  6 Mar 1917  Mikhail Mikhaylovich Voronovich    (b. 1868 - d. 1918)  Non-party
Commissars of the Provisional Government in Bessarabia
 6 Mar 1917 - Oct 1917     Konstantin Aleksandrovich Mimi     (b. 1868 - d. 1935)  Non-party
                             (= Constantin Alexandru Mimi)
Oct 1917 - 15 Dec 1917     Ivan Konstantinovich Inkulets      (b. 1884 - d. 1940)  PSR       
                             (= Ion Constantin Inculeţ)
President of the National Diet
15 Dec 1917 - 14 Jan 1918  Ion Constantin Inculeţ (1st time)  (s.a.)               PSR
Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Soviet of the Bessarabian Governorate
(subordinated to the "Rumcherod" in Odessa)
14 Jan 1918 - 26 Jan 1918  Yakov Denisovich Meleshin          (b. 1884 - d. 1918)  RSDRP-B
                             (in office Nov 1917 – Mar 1918)
Presidents of the National Diet (also known as the Assembly of the Land)
26 Jan 1918 - 16 Apr 1918  Ion Constantin Inculeţ (2nd time)  (s.a.)               PSR
16 Apr 1918 -  8 Dec 1918  Constantin Gheorghe Stere (Sterea) (b. 1865 - d. 1936)  PTB
 8 Dec 1918 - 10 Dec 1918  Pantelimon "Pan" Nicolae Halippa   (b. 1883 - d. 1979)  PTB
Chairman of the Provisional Workers' and Peasants' Government
(Council of People's Commissars) of Bessarabian S.S.R.
 5 May 1919 - 25 Aug 1919  Ivan Nikolayevich Krivorukov       (b. 1883 - d. 1943)  RKP
                             (in Odessa exile to 11 May 1919, then in Tiraspol)
Soviet Commander of the Southern Front
28 Jun 1940 -  2 Aug 1940  Georgiy Konstantinovich Zhukov     (b. 1896 - d. 1974)  Mil
Chairman of the Bessarabia Provisional Revolutionary Committee
28 Jun 1940 -  2 Aug 1940 Sergey Danilovich Burlachenko       (b. 1899 - d. 1962)  KPU-B   Romanian Commandant (of the 4th Army)
16 Jul 1941 - 31 Jul 1941  Nicolae Ciupercă                   (b. 1882 - d. 1950)  Mil
Governors of Bessarabia
 1 Aug 1941 - 15 Apr 1943  Constantin Gheorghe Voiculescu     (b. 1890 - d. 1955)  Mil
15 Apr 1943 - 23 Aug 1944  Olimpiu Stavrat                    (b. 1888 - d. 1968)  Mil
Presidents
27 Apr 1990 - 15 Jan 1997  Mircea Ion Snegur                  (b. 1940)           PCM;Jun 1990
                             (president of the Supreme Soviet to 3 Sep 1990)       Non-party
15 Jan 1997 -  7 Apr 2001  Petru Chiril Lucinschi             (b. 1940)            PCRM
 7 Apr 2001 - 11 Sep 2009  Vladimir Nicolae Voronin           (b. 1941)            PCRM
11 Sep 2009 - 28 Dec 2010  Mihai Toader Ghimpu (acting)       (b. 1951)            PL
28 Dec 2010 - 30 Dec 2010  Vladimir Vasile Filat (acting)     (b. 1969)            PLDM
30 Dec 2010 - 23 Mar 2012  Marian Ilie Lupu (acting)          (b. 1966)            PDM
23 Mar 2012 - 23 Dec 2016  Nicolae Vasile Timofti             (b. 1948)            Non-party
23 Dec 2016 - 24 Dec 2020  Igor Dodon                         (b. 1975)            Non-party
24 Dec 2020 -              Maia Sandu (f)                     (b. 1972)            PAS

Chairmen of the General Directory
21 Dec 1917 -  1 Feb 1918  Pantelimon Vasile Erhan            (b. 1884 - d. 1971)  PSR
 1 Feb 1918 -  9 Apr 1918  Daniel Alexandru Ciuhureanu        (b. 1885 - d. 1950)  PNM
 9 Apr 1918 - 10 Dec 1918  Petru Cazacu                       (b. 1873 - d. 1956)  PNM
Prime ministers
26 May 1990 - 28 May 1991  Mircea Druc                        (b. 1941)            FPM
                             (chairman of the council of ministers to 5 Jun 1990)
28 May 1991 -  1 Jul 1992  Valeriu Tudor Muravschi            (b. 1949 - d. 2020)  FPM
 1 Jul 1992 - 25 Jan 1997  Andrei Nicolae Sangheli            (b. 1944)            PDAM
25 Jan 1997 - 12 Mar 1999  Ion Condratie Ciubuc               (b. 1943 - d. 2018)  Non-party
12 Mar 1999 - 21 Dec 1999  Ion Mihai Sturza                   (b. 1960)            Non-party
21 Dec 1999 - 20 Apr 2001  Dumitru Petru Braghiş              (b. 1957)            Non-party
20 Apr 2001 - 31 Mar 2008  Vasile Petru Tarlev                (b. 1963)            PCRM
31 Mar 2008 - 14 Sep 2009  Zinaida Petru Greceanîi (f)        (b. 1956)            PCRM
14 Sep 2009 - 25 Sep 2009  Vitalie Vasile Pîrlog (acting)     (b. 1974)            PCRM
25 Sep 2009 - 25 Apr 2013  Vladimir Vasile Filat              (s.a.)               PLDM
25 Apr 2013 - 18 Feb 2015  Iurie Leancă                       (b. 1963)            PLDM
                             (acting to 31 May 2013)
18 Feb 2015 - 22 Jun 2015  Chiril Gaburici                    (b. 1976)            Non-party
22 Jun 2015 - 30 Jul 2015  Natalia Gherman (f) (acting)       (b. 1969)            PLDM
30 Jul 2015 - 30 Oct 2015  Valeriu Streleț                    (b. 1970)            PLDM
30 Oct 2015 - 20 Jan 2016  Gheorghe Brega (acting)            (b. 1951)            PL
20 Jan 2016 - 14 Jun 2019  Pavel Filip                        (b. 1966)            PDM
 8 Jun 2019 - 14 Nov 2019  Maia Sandu (f)                     (s.a.)               PAS
                             (not recognized by Constitutional Court until 15 Jun 2019)
14 Nov 2019 - 31 Dec 2020  Ion Chicu                          (b. 1972)            Non-party 
 1 Jan 2021 -  6 Aug 2021  Aureliu Ciocoi (acting)            (b. 1968)            Non-party
 6 Aug 2021 -              Natalia Gavrilița (f)              (b. 1977)            PAS

Territorial Disputes: Moldova and Ukraine operate joint customs posts to monitor the transit of people and commodities through Moldova's break-away Transnistria region, which remains under the auspices of an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)-mandated peacekeeping mission comprised of Moldovan, Transnistrian, Russian, and Ukrainian troops.

Party abbreviations: PAS = Partidul Acțiune și Solidaritate (Party of Action and Solidarity, center-right, social liberal, pro-European, est.15 May 2016); PCRM = Partidul Comuniştilor din Republica Moldova (Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova, communist, Eurosceptic, former PCM, est.22 Oct 1993); PDM = Partidul Democrat din Moldova (Democratic Party of Moldova, center-left, est.8 Feb 1997); PL = Partidul Liberal (Liberal Party, liberal-conservative, 5 Sep 1993-24 Apr 2005 named Party of Reform, est.5 Sep 1993); PLDM = Partidul Liberal Democrat din Moldova (Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova, center-right, est.8 Dec 2007); Mil = Military;
- Former parties: FPM = Frontul Popular din Moldova (Popular Front of Moldova, Moldovan/ Romanian nationalist, succeeded by Christian Democratic Popular Front, 20 May 1989-15 Feb 1992); KPU-B = Komunistychna Partiya (Bil'shovykiv) Ukraïny/Kommunisticheskaya Partiya (Bol'shevikov) Ukrainy/Partidul Komunist al Ukrainej (Communist Party [Bolsheviks] of Ukraine, communist, 1 Mar 1919 separated from Russian Communist Party, Jul 1918-13 Oct 1952, renamed Komunistychna Partiya Ukraïny [Communist Party of Ukraine]); PNM = Partidul Naţional Moldovenesc (Moldovan National Party, Mar 1917-23 Aug 1918, merged into PTB); PCM = Partidul Comunist al Moldovei (Communist Party of Moldovia, communist, former PCM-B, from Jun 1990 Communist Party of Moldova, 13 Oct 1952-23 Aug 1991, banned 1991-93, then PCRM); PDAM = Partidul Democrat Agrar din Moldova (Democratic Agrarian Party of Moldova, agrarian, 19 Oct 1991-10 Jul 2004, renamed Partidul Agrar din Moldova); PTB = Partidul Ţărănesc din Basarabia (Bessarabian Peasants' Party, split from PNM, 23 Aug 1918-20 Jan 1923, merged into PNL of Romania); RSDRP-B = Rossiyskaya Sotsial-Demokraticheskaya Rabochaya Partiya (Bol'shevikov)(Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party [Bolsheviks] [Majority], Russian revolutionary socialist, Marxist communist, from 8 Nov 1917 state party, 1 Mar 1898-8 Mar 1918, renamed RKP); PSR = Partiya Sotsialistov-Revolyutsionerov/Partidul Socialist Revoluţionar (Party of Socialists-Revolutionaries, "SRs", democratic and agrarian socialist, Left SRs and Bolsheviks referred to mainstream SR party as Right SRs, 1902-1921)

Note: Russian names with Moldavian/Romanian in parentheses for the period 1924-1940.
From 1990, names are in Russian which is exclusively used in administration - Ukrainian and (Cyrillic) Moldovan are also official languages, but are not used administratively.

1788                       Russian occupation of the area (ceded by the Ottoman Empire
                             in 1791).
1790 - 1793                Area granted to Black Sea Cossack Host, formed in 1788 (largely
                             former Zaporozhian Sich Cossacks [see under Ukraine], in 1793 the
                             Host relocated to Kuban), headquarters in Slobodzeya (Slobozia).
20 Nov 1917                Part of the Ukrainian People's Republic.
30 Jan 1918                Under "Rumcherod" (from 31 Jan 1918, Odessa Soviet Republic).
11 Mar 1918 - Dec 1918     Under Austro-Hungarian occupation, part of Ukraine.
 9 Feb 1919 - 18 Apr 1919  Tiraspol (Tiraspol') occupied by Polish units of the Allied
                             forces in Odessa.
18 Apr 1919 - 25 Aug 1919  Tiraspol occupied by Soviet Russia, part of the Ukrainian S.S.R.
25 Aug 1919 - 12 Feb 1920  Tiraspol occupied by "White" Russian Armed forces in the South of
                             Russia under Denikin.
12 Feb 1920                Transnistria incorporated into Ukrainian S.S.R.
12 Oct 1924                Moldavian Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic (Moldavskaya
                             Avtonomnaya Sotsialisticheskaya Sovetskaya Respublika)
                             established within the Ukrainian S.S.R. by the Soviet Union.
 5 Dec 1936                Renamed Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Moldavskaya
                             Avtonomnaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika).
12 Aug 1939                Russian alphabet re-introduced for Moldavian.
 2 Aug 1940                Moldavian A.S.S.R. united with Bessarabia (previously part
                             Romania) to form Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (see above).
 8 Aug 1941                Tiraspol occupied by Romania.
 8 Aug 1941 - 12 Apr 1944  Occupied by Rumania, as part of the Transnistria governorate
                             (Guvernământul Transnistriei)(see under Ukraine). 
12 Apr 1944                Tiraspol is liberated by Soviet forces.
 2 Sep 1990                Pridnestrovian (Transnistrian) Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
                            (Pridnestrovskaya Moldavskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya
                             Respublika) declares secession from Moldova S.S.R., but within
                             the Soviet Union (not recognized by Moldova S.S.R. or USSR).
22 Sep 1990                Declarations voided by the decree of the President of Soviet Union.
 8 Dec 1990                Declaration of sovereignty of the PMSSR passed.
22 Dec 1990                Soviet Union government invalidates sovereignty declaration.
25 Aug 1991                Declaration of independence (not internationally recognized; only
                             recognized and by the unrecognized states of Abkhazia, South
                             Ossetia, and Nagorno-Karabakh [on 17 Nov 2006])). 
 5 Nov 1991                Pridnestrovian (Transnistrian) Moldavian Republic
                             (Pridnestrovskaya Moldavskaya Respublika).
22 Jul 2005                Transnistria/Pridnestrovie recognized as "an autonomous territorial
                             unit with special legal status" within Moldova by the government
                             of Moldova (by law Lege Nr. 173-XVI, LPO173/2005)(not
                             implemented).
17 Sep 2006                Referendum supports independence from Moldova and association 
                             with Russia by 97.2%

Executive Secretary of the Organizing Bureau of the Communist
Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine for the Moldavian A.S.S.R.
15 Oct 1924 - 21 Dec 1924  Iosif Isaakovich Badeyev (Suslik)  (b. 1880 - d. 1937)
                             (Iosif Badeev)
Executive Secretaries of the Moldavian Regional Committee of Communist
Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine
21 Dec 1924 - 27 Dec 1928  Iosif Isaakovich Badeyev (Suslik)  (s.a.)
                             (Iosif Badeev)
27 Dec 1928 - 25 Feb 1930  Khaim Bentsionovich Bogopol'skiy   (b. 1891 - d. 1937)
                             (Haim Bogopolski)
25 Feb 1930 -  9 Apr 1930  Vacant 
 9 Apr 1930 - 2. Oct 1931  Ilya Moiseyevich Ilyin (Broytman)  (b. 1893 - d. 1973)
                             (Ilia Ilin)
2. Oct 1931 -  3 Jul 1932  Ivan Semyonovich Plachinda         (b. 1898 - d. 1937)
                             (Sporosh)(Ivan Semionovici Placinda)
First Secretaries of the Moldavian Regional Committee of the Communist
Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine
 3 Jul 1932 -  5 Jun 1933  Ivan Nikolayevich Sirko            (b. 1900 - d. 1976)
                             (Ivan Sirko)
 5 Jun 1933 - 28 Aug 1935  Gurgen Osipovich Bulat             (b. 1900 - d. 1949)
                             (Gurgen Bulat)
28 Aug 1935 - 17 May 1937  Zinoviy Iosifovich Siderskiy       (b. 1897 - d. 1938)
                             (Zinovie Siderski)
17 May 1937 - 30 Aug 1937  Vladimir Zakharovich Todres        (b. 1897 - d. 1959)
                             (Selektor) (Vladimir Todres)
30 Aug 1937 - 23 May 1938  Nikolay Isayevich Golub' (acting)  (b. 1905 - d. 19..)
                             (Nicolea Golub)       
23 May 1938 - 26 Feb 1939  Vladimir Nikolayevich Borisov      (b. 1901 - d. 1984)
                             (Vladimir Borisov)
26 Feb 1939 -  6 Aug 1939  Aleksey Nikolayevich Mel'nikov     (b. 1900 - d. 1967)
                             (Aleksei Melnikov)
 6 Aug 1939 - 14 Aug 1940  Pyotr Grigoryevich Borodin         (b. 1905 - d. 1986)
                             (Piotr Borodin)

Atamans of Black Sea Cossack Host (the first of atamans elected by Cossacks)
1788                       Sidor Ignatyevich Beliy            (b. 1716 - d. 1788)
1788 - 1797                Zakhariy Alekseyevich Chepega      (b. 1725 - d. 1797)
Allied (Polish) Commander (of the Polish 4th Rifle Division)
 9 Feb 1919 - 18 Apr 1919  Lucjan Żeligowski                  (b. 1865 - d. 1947)  Mil
Chairman of the Moldavian Provisional Revolutionary Committee
 9 Nov 1924 - 23 Apr 1925  Grigoriy Ivanovich Staryy (Borisov)(b. 1880 - d. 1937)  KPU-B
                             (Grigore Borisov)
Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee
23 Apr 1925 - 14 May 1926  Grigoriy Ivanovich Staryy (Borisov)(s.a.)               KPU-B
14 May 1926 - May 1937     Yevstafiy Pavlovich Voronovich     (b. 1890 - d. 1937)  KPU-B
                             (Evstafii Voronovici)
May 1937 - 18 Jul 1938     Georgiy Yermolayevich Streshnyy    (b. 1900 - d. 1940)  KPU-B
                             (Gheorghe Streshni) (acting)    
Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
18 Jul 1938 -  7 Jun 1940  Tikhon Antonovich Konstantinov     (b. 1898 - d. 1957)  KPU-B
                             (Tihon Konstantinov)
 7 Jun 1940 -  2 Aug 1940  Fyodor Grigoryevich Brovko         (b. 1904 - d. 1960)  KPU-B
                             (Fedor Brovko)
Chairman of the (to 29 Nov 1990, Provisional) Supreme Soviet
 2 Sep 1990 -  3 Dec 1991  Igor' Nikolayevich Smirnov         (b. 1941)            OSTK  
                             (Moldovan prisoner 29 Aug - 1 Oct 1991)
29 Aug 1991 -  1 Oct 1991  Andrey Panteleyevich Manoylov      (b. 1945 - d. 1995)  OSTK
                             (First deputy, acting for jailed Smirnov)
Presidents
 3 Dec 1991 - 30 Dec 2011  Igor' Nikolayevich Smirnov         (s.a.)               Non-party
30 Dec 2011 - 16 Dec 2016  Yevgeniy Vasilyevich Shevchuk      (b. 1968)            Non-party
16 Dec 2016 -              Vadim Nikolayevich Krasnosel'skiy  (b. 1970)            Non-party

Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars
23 Apr 1925 - 14 May 1926  Aleksandr Ivanovich Stroyev        (b. 1886 - d. 1937)  KPU-B
                             (Aleksei Stroev)
14 May 1926 -  5 Jun 1928  Grigoriy Ivanovich Staryy (Borisov)(s.a.)               KPU-B
                             (1st time)
 5 Jun 1928 -  7 Apr 1932  Sergey Vasilyevich Dimitriu        (b. 1892 - d. 1937)  KPU-B
                             (Serghei Dimitriu)
 7 Apr 1932 - 22 Jun 1937  Grigoriy Ivanovich Staryy (Borisov)(s.a.)               KPU-B
                             (2nd time)
22 Jun 1937 - Feb 1938     ....
Feb 1938 - May 1940        Georgiy Yermolayevich Streshnyy    (s.a.)               KPU-B
May 1940 -  7 Jun 1940     Fyodor Grigoryevich Brovko         (s.a.)               KPU-B
                             (Fedor Brovko) 
 7 Jun 1940 -  2 Aug 1940  Tikhon Antonovich Konstantinov     (s.a.)               KPU-B
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
 3 Sep 1990 - 29 Nov 1990  Stanislav Ivanovich Moroz (acting) (b. 1938 - d. 2013)  PCM
29 Nov 1990 - 18 Jan 2012  Post abolished
Prime ministers (chairmen of the government)
18 Jan 2012 - 10 Jul 2013  Pyotr Petrovich Stepanov           (b. 1959)            Non-party
10 Jul 2013 -  2 Dec 2015  Tat'yana Mikhaylovna Turanskaya (f)(b. 1972)            Non-party
                             (Tetyana Mykhaylivna Turans'ka)
13 Oct 2015 - 30 Nov 2015  Mayya Ivanovna Parnas (f)          (b. 1974)            Non-party
                             (acting for Turanskaya)
 2 Dec 2015 - 23 Dec 2015  Mayya Ivanovna Parnas (f)(acting)  (s.a.)               Non-party
23 Dec 2015 - 17 Dec 2016  Pavel Nikolayevich Prokudin        (b. 1966)            Non-party
17 Dec 2016 -              Aleksandr Vladimirovich Martynov   (b. 1981)            Non-party

Party abbreviations: KPP = Kommunisticheskaya Partiya Pridnestrovya/Partidul Komunist din Pridnestrov'e (Communist Party of Pridnestrovia, marxist-leninist communist, est.1991); OSTK = Obyedinyonnyy Sovet Trudovyh Kollektivov/Colectivelor Unificate de Muncă (Joint Council of Labor Collectives, pro-govt. trade union group, est.11 Jul 1989); PKP = Pridnestrovskaya Kommunisticheskaya Partiya/Prydnistrovs'ka Komunistychna Partiya/Partidul Komunist din Transnistrya (Pridnestrovian Communist Party, anti-Smirnov communist, est.20 Apr 2003); PPP = Patrioticheskaya Partiya Pridnestrovya/Patriotichna Partiya Pridnistrovya/Partidul Patriotik din Nistreniya (Patriotic Party of Pridnestrovie, Transnistrian nationalist, est.4 Apr 2006); RP = Respublika/Respublika/Republika (Republic, Transnistrian nationalist, Igor Smirnov personalist, est.1990); Mil = Military; 
- Former Parties: KPU-B = Komunistychna Partiya (Bil'shovykiv) Ukraïny/Kommunisticheskaya Partiya (Bol'shevikov) Ukrainy/Partidul Komunist al Ukrainej (Communist Party [Bolsheviks] of Ukraine, communist, 1 Mar 1919 separated from Russian Communist Party, Jul 1918-13 Oct 1952, renamed Komunistychna Partiya Ukraïny [Communist Party of Ukraine]); PCM = Partidul Comunist al Moldovei (Communist Party of Moldovia, communist, former PCM-B, from Jun 1990 Communist Party of Moldova, 13 Oct 1952-23 Aug 1991, banned 1991-93, then PCRM); RKP = Rossiyskaya Kommunisticheskaya Partiya (Bol'shevikov)(Russian Communist Party [Bolsheviks], communist, 1918-1925, renamed All-Union Communist Party)

19 Aug 1990 - c.1993  Unofficial

c.1993 - 31 Oct 1995

Adopted 31 Oct 1995

Map of Gagauzia	Hear Local Anthem "Gimn Gagauziya"/ "Gagauz Milli Marşı" (Hymn of Gagauzia)(=Tarafım/My Motherland)	Text of Anthem Adopted 4 Dec 1995	Code of Gagauzia (5 Jun 1998)
Capital: Komrat (Comrat)	Currency: Moldovan Leu (MDL)	Local Holiday: 23 Dec (1994) Day of Formation of Gagauzia (Gagauz-Yeri)	Population: 155,600 (2018)
GDP: $0.7 billion (2017)	Exports: $117 million (2019) Imports: $95 million (2019)	Ethnic groups: Gagauz 82.14%, Bulgarian 5.15%, Moldovan 4.85%, Russian 3.82%, Ukrainian 3.16%, others 0.91%  (2004)
Total Police Forces: N/A National Guard: 1 battalion (1992)		Religions: Orthodox Christian 93%, Protestant 3%, other 2.2%, no religion 1.6%, atheist 0.2% (2004)

Leader of the Committee (in rebellion)
18 Jan 1906 - 25 Jan 1906  Andrei Galaţan                     (b. 1875 - d. 1943)  PSR
                             (Andrey Pavlovich Galatsan)
                             (arrested 21 Jan 1905)
Chairman of the Provisional Committee
19 Aug 1990 - 31 Oct 1990  Stepan Mikhaylovich Topal          (b. 1938 - d. 2018)  GH
                             (Stepan Topal)
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet
31 Oct 1990 -  2? Dec 1991 Stepan Mikhaylovich Topal          (s.a.)               GH     
                             (Moldovan prisoner 23 Aug - 1 Oct 1991)
23 Aug 1991 -  1 Oct 1991  Ivan Georgiyevich Burgudzhi        (b. 1953)            GH
                             (İvan Burgucu)
                             (First Deputy, acting for imprisoned Topal)
President
 2? Dec 1991 - 19 Jun 1995 Stepan Mikhaylovich Topal          (s.a.)               PSM
Governors
19 Jun 1995 - 24 Sep 1999  Georgiy Dmitriyevich Tabunshchik   (b. 1939)            PCRM
                             (Georgiy Tabunşçik)
                             (1st time)
24 Sep 1999 - 10 Jul 2002  Dmitriy Vasilyevich Kroytor        (b. 1959)            PDM
                             (Dmitriy Kroytor)
 6 Jul 2002 -  1 Aug 2002  Valeriy Fyodorovich Yanioglo       (b. 1957)            PDM
                             (Valeri Yanioglo)
                             (acting [for Kroytor to 10 Jul 2002])
10 Jul 2002 -  1 Aug 2002  Ivan Petrovich Kristioglo          (b. 1952)            UM
                             (İvan Kristioglo)
                             (acting; in opposition)
 1 Aug 2002 -  9 Nov 2002  Georgiy Ilyich Molla (interim)     (b. 1950)            Non-party
                             (Georgiy Molla)
 9 Nov 2002 - 29 Dec 2006  Georgiy Dmitriyevich Tabunshchik   (s.a.)               PCRM
                             (2nd time)
29 Dec 2006 - 15 Apr 2015  Mikhail Makarovich Formuzal        (b. 1959)          PPR;2011 PRM
                             (Mihail Formuzal)
15 Apr 2015 -              Irina Fyodorovna Vlakh (f)         (b. 1974)            Non-party
                             (İrina Vlah)

Party abbreviations: PM = Partidul Muncii/Partiya Truda (Labor Party, socialist, formerly UM, est.18 Jun 2010); PCRM = Partidul Comuniştilor din Republica Moldova/Partiya Kommunistov Respubliki Moldova (Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova, communist, Eurosceptic, est.22 Oct 1993); PDM = Partidul Democrat din Moldova/Demokraticheskaya Partiya Moldovy (Democratic Party of Moldova, social-democratic, est.8 Feb 1997); PRM = Partidul Regiunilor din Moldova/Partiya Regionov Moldovy (Party of Regions Moldova, center-left, est.23 Sep 2011); PPR = Partidul Popular Republican/Narodnaya Respublikanskaya Partiya (Republican Popular Party, to 2005 named Peasants' Christian Democratic Party of Moldova, conservative, est.1994); PSM = Partidul Socialist din Moldova/Sotsialisticheskaya Partiya Moldovy (Socialist Party of Moldova, socialist, former communists [PCM], est.11 Aug 1992);
- Former Parties: GH = Gagauz Halkı/Gagauz Khalky (Gagauz People, Gagauz nationalist, 1989-1994); UM = Uniunea Muncii/Soyuz Truda (Labor Union, socialist, from 19 Dec 2004 renamed Uniunea Muncii "Patria-Rodina"/Soyuz Truda "Patria-Rodina" [Labor Union "Motherland"], 12 Nov 1999-18 Jun 2010, renamed PM)