Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Moldova
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The Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Moldova was a document adopted by the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova
following the failure of the August coup attempt.
The document claims "millenary history" and "uninterrupted statehood" within historic and ethnic borders and names the official language Romanian
.. This founding act of the Republic of Moldova
from 1991 is celebrated on August 27, the National Day or Independence Day
.
The Republic of Moldova gained official recognition of statehood on 2 March 1992 when gaining membership of the United Nations
.
The original document approved and signed by 278 parliament deputies on 27 August 1991 was burned during 2009 Chişinău riots, but an identical document was restored in 2010.
The Moldovan Declaration of Independence clearly and directly claims Moldovan sovereignty
over the territory of Transnistria
as it is "a component part of the historical and ethnic territory of our people". However the Moldovan Declaration of Independence is itself used as an argument against Moldovan sovereignty over Transnistria as it denounces the agreement of August 23, 1939, between the government of the USSR and the government of Germany
"null and void" being the only formal union between the two territories.
Parliament of the Republic of Moldova
The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova is a unicameral assembly with 101 seats. Its members are elected by popular vote every 4 years. The parliament then elects a president, who functions as the head of state...
following the failure of the August coup attempt.
The document claims "millenary history" and "uninterrupted statehood" within historic and ethnic borders and names the official language Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
.. This founding act of the Republic of Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
from 1991 is celebrated on August 27, the National Day or Independence Day
Independence Day (Republic of Moldova)
Independence Day is the national day of Moldova commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union on August 27, 1991....
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The Republic of Moldova gained official recognition of statehood on 2 March 1992 when gaining membership of the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
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The original document approved and signed by 278 parliament deputies on 27 August 1991 was burned during 2009 Chişinău riots, but an identical document was restored in 2010.
The Moldovan Declaration of Independence clearly and directly claims Moldovan sovereignty
Sovereignty
Sovereignty is the quality of having supreme, independent authority over a geographic area, such as a territory. It can be found in a power to rule and make law that rests on a political fact for which no purely legal explanation can be provided...
over the territory of Transnistria
Transnistria
Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...
as it is "a component part of the historical and ethnic territory of our people". However the Moldovan Declaration of Independence is itself used as an argument against Moldovan sovereignty over Transnistria as it denounces the agreement of August 23, 1939, between the government of the USSR and the government of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
"null and void" being the only formal union between the two territories.
See also
- Independence Day (Republic of Moldova)Independence Day (Republic of Moldova)Independence Day is the national day of Moldova commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union on August 27, 1991....
- Dissolution of the Soviet UnionDissolution of the Soviet UnionThe dissolution of the Soviet Union was the disintegration of the federal political structures and central government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , resulting in the independence of all fifteen republics of the Soviet Union between March 11, 1990 and December 25, 1991...
- Disputed status of TransnistriaDisputed status of TransnistriaThe political status of Transnistria, an unrecognized state on the internationally recognized territory of the Republic of Moldova, has been disputed since the Transnistrian declaration of independence on September 2, 1990. This declaration established a Soviet Socialist Republic separate from...
- Transnistrian Declaration of Independence