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Florești is a district in the north-east 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...

, with the administrative center at Florești

Floresti, Moldova

Florești , is the capital city and industrial and commercial center of Floreşti District of Moldova. It is located on the river Răut.-Name:The name comes from the Moldavian word floare...

.
The other major cities are Ghindeşti

Ghindeşti

Ghindeşti is a town in Floreşti district, Moldova....

and Mărculeşti

Marculesti

Mărculeşti is a city in Floreşti district, in the northern Moldova, with a population of 2,081 at the 2004 census.-External links:*...

. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 90,000.

History

Localities with the oldest documentary attestation of the district are: Cuhureștii de Sus

Cuhureştii de Sus

Cuhureştii de Sus is a commune in Floreşti district, Moldova. It is composed of four villages: Cuhureştii de Sus, Nicolaevca, Unchiteşti and Unchiteşti station....

, Cuhureștii de Jos

Cuhureştii de Jos

Cuhureştii de Jos is a commune in Floreşti District, Moldova, near the border with Ukraine. It is composed of two villages, Cuhureştii de Jos and Ţipordei....

, Cunicea

Cunicea

Cunicea is a commune in Floreşti district, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Cunicea....

documented on 20 December 1437. In XV-XVII region

Region

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continue to develop trade

Trade

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and economic, and been there has to significant increase of population

Population

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. Floresti Center is documented on August 20, 1588. 18th century is marked by economic decline

Decline

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of the region because of the constant wars waged by the powers in the region to influence: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dualistic state of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch. It was the largest and one of the most populous countries of 16th- and 17th‑century Europe with some and a multi-ethnic population of 11 million at its peak in the early 17th century...

, Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

, Russian Empire

Russian Empire

The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...

. In 1812 the region has been occupied by Russian Empire

Russian Empire

The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...

, and besides the local Population of Moldovans

Moldovans

Moldovans or Moldavians are the largest population group of Moldova...

, many have settled here Ukrainian

Ukrainians

Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...

and Russian

Russians

The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....

. In 1870 is certified as fair Floresti voloste center. After the collapse of Russian Empire in 1917, Basarabia decide union with the motherland Romania

Union of Bessarabia with Romania

On , the Sfatul Ţării, or National Council, of Bessarabia proclaimed union with the Kingdom of Romania.-Governorate of Bessarabia:The 1812 Treaty of Bucharest between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empires provided for Russian annexation of the eastern half of the territory of the Principality...

. In 1940 Basarabia it is again occupied by the USSR after the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact

Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, named after the Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov and the German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, was an agreement officially titled the Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Soviet Union and signed in Moscow in the late hours of 23 August 1939...

. In 1944-1991 Glodeni district in the center became the composition of the MSSR. In 1991 as a result of the proclamation of Independence of Moldova

Independence of Moldova

The Independence of Moldova was officially recognized on March 2, 1992, when Moldova gained membership of the United Nations. The nation had declared its independence from the Soviet Union on August 27, 1991, and was a co-founder of the post-Soviet Commonwealth of Independent States...

, part of the Soroca County

Soroca County

Soroca was a county of Moldova. The seat was Soroca....

(1991–2003), and in 2003 became administrative unit of Moldova

Moldova

Geography

Floresti district is located in north-eastern part of Moldova

Moldova

and is bordered to the north Soroca District, north-west Drochia District, Telenesti District to the south, east to Camenca District, south-east Soldanesti District and west with Singerei District. Landscape

Landscape

Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including the physical elements of landforms such as mountains, hills, water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including different forms of...

is fragmented in Nistru Plateau

Plateau

In geology and earth science, a plateau , also called a high plain or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain. A highly eroded plateau is called a dissected plateau...

, and less in Balti steppe

Steppe

In physical geography, steppe is an ecoregion, in the montane grasslands and shrublands and temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biomes, characterized by grassland plains without trees apart from those near rivers and lakes...

in the west. Soil consists of chernozem

Chernozem

Chernozem , also known as "black land" or "black earth", is a black-coloured soil containing a high percentage of humus 7% to 15%, and high percentages of phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia...

, cambisol, alluvial soil and arenosol. Maximum altitude is 289 m Nistru plateau.

Climate

District climate

Climate

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is temperate

Temperate

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-continental

Continental climate

Continental climate is a climate characterized by important annual variation in temperature due to the lack of significant bodies of water nearby...

. The average temperature in July is 20-20.5 C, and in January -5-4.5 C. Annual precipitation

Precipitation (meteorology)

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450–550 mm in some years up to 700–750 mm. Average wind

Wind

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speed 3–5 m \ s.

Fauna

Fauna district, is typical of Central Europe

Central Europe

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with this: fox

Fox

Fox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids , characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail .Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to...

, ferrets, rabbits, hedgehog

Hedgehog

A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae and the order Erinaceomorpha. There are 17 species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and New Zealand . There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas...

s, deer

Deer

Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the Cervidae family include white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year...

, wild boar less wild cat

Wild cat

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, red deer

Red Deer

The red deer is one of the largest deer species. Depending on taxonomy, the red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Asia Minor, parts of western Asia, and central Asia. It also inhabits the Atlas Mountains region between Morocco and Tunisia in northwestern Africa, being...

and wolf. Of birds are present: stork

Stork

Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. They belong to the family Ciconiidae. They are the only family in the biological order Ciconiiformes, which was once much larger and held a number of families....

, crow

Crow

Crows form the genus Corvus in the family Corvidae. Ranging in size from the relatively small pigeon-size jackdaws to the Common Raven of the Holarctic region and Thick-billed Raven of the highlands of Ethiopia, the 40 or so members of this genus occur on all temperate continents and several...

, partridges, hawks, egrets, swan

Swan

Swans, genus Cygnus, are birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe Cygnini. Sometimes, they are considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae...

s and others.

Flora

Forests occupy 8.2% of the district are and characterized by the presence of: oak

Oak

An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...

, common oak, ash, third

Third

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, maple

Maple

Acer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple.Maples are variously classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae, or together with the Hippocastanaceae included in the family Sapindaceae. Modern classifications, including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system, favour inclusion in...

, acacia

Acacia

Acacia is a genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae, first described in Africa by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1773. Many non-Australian species tend to be thorny, whereas the majority of Australian acacias are not...

others. Plant, mainly steppe

Steppe

: denial

Denial

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, fescue

Fescue

Festuce is a genus of about 300 species of perennial tufted grasses, belonging to the grass family Poaceae . The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, although the majority of the species are found in cool temperate areas...

, mugwort, bells

Cortusa matthioli

Cortusa matthioli is a flowering plant native to the mountains of southern and eastern Europe, including the Alps and the Carpathians.-External links:**...

and more.

Rivers

The largest river is the Nistru, which crosses the district in the east

East

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, Raut (286 km) right tributaries crosses district in the south

South

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, is the largest tributaries of the Nistru, other major rivers Cubolta

Cubolta

Cubolta is a commune in Sîngerei district, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Cubolta and Mărăşeşti....

(102 km) and Cainari. Most lakes are of natural

Natural

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origin.

Administrative subdivisions

Localities: 74
- Administrative centers: Floresti
  Floresti, Moldova
  Florești , is the capital city and industrial and commercial center of Floreşti District of Moldova. It is located on the river Răut.-Name:The name comes from the Moldavian word floare...
  - Cities: Floresti
    Floresti, Moldova
    Florești , is the capital city and industrial and commercial center of Floreşti District of Moldova. It is located on the river Răut.-Name:The name comes from the Moldavian word floare...
    
    , Ghindesti
    Ghindeşti
    Ghindeşti is a town in Floreşti district, Moldova....
    
    , Marculesti
    Marculesti
    Mărculeşti is a city in Floreşti district, in the northern Moldova, with a population of 2,081 at the 2004 census.-External links:*...
    - Villages: 34
      - Commons: 37

Demographics

1 January 2011 the district population was 90,000 of which 21.4% urban

Urban area

An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets.Urban areas are created and further...

and 78.6% rural

Rural

Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...

population.

Births (2010): 1044 (11.6 per 1000)
Deaths (2010): 1374 (15.2 per 1000)
Growth Rate (2010): -330 (-3.7 per 1000)

Ethnic groups

Ethnic group Ethnic group An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy...	Population	% of total*
Moldovans Moldovans Moldovans or Moldavians are the largest population group of Moldova... (Romanians Romanians The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania.... )	76,230	85.28%
Ukrainians Ukrainians Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...	8,023	8.98%
Russians Russians The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....	4,633	5.18%
Gypsies	120	0.13%
Bulgarians Bulgarians The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...	51	0.06%
Gagauzians	45	0.05%
Others	287	0.32%

Religion

Christians - 98.5%
- Orthodox Christians - 94.8%
- Old Believers
  Old Believers
  In the context of Russian Orthodox church history, the Old Believers separated after 1666 from the official Russian Orthodox Church as a protest against church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon between 1652–66...
  
  - 2.7%
- Protestant - 1.0%
  - Seventh-day Adventists - 0.4%
  - Baptists - 0.3%
  - Evangelicals 0.2%
  - Pentecostals 0.1%
Other - 1.2%
No Religion 0.3%

Economy

In the district are 33,200 registered businesses. The share of agricultural land is 88,934 ha (80.2%) of total land area. Arable land

Arable land

In geography and agriculture, arable land is land that can be used for growing crops. It includes all land under temporary crops , temporary meadows for mowing or pasture, land under market and kitchen gardens and land temporarily fallow...

occupies 70 070 ha (63.2%) of the total agricultural land, orchards plantations - 4456 ha (4.0%), vineyards occupy - 1175 ha (1.0%), pastures - 11,422 ha (10.1%), others - 1811 ha (1.6%). The main branch of economy

Economy

An economy consists of the economic system of a country or other area; the labor, capital and land resources; and the manufacturing, trade, distribution, and consumption of goods and services of that area...

is agriculture, it is specified in growth: sunflower

Sunflower

Sunflower is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence . The sunflower got its name from its huge, fiery blooms, whose shape and image is often used to depict the sun. The sunflower has a rough, hairy stem, broad, coarsely toothed, rough leaves and circular heads...

, sugar beet

Sugar beet

Sugar beet, a cultivated plant of Beta vulgaris, is a plant whose tuber contains a high concentration of sucrose. It is grown commercially for sugar production. Sugar beets and other B...

, tobacco

Tobacco

Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...

, cereals (wheat

Wheat

Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...

, barley

Barley

Barley is a major cereal grain, a member of the grass family. It serves as a major animal fodder, as a base malt for beer and certain distilled beverages, and as a component of various health foods...

, oats

OATS

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), vegetables.

Education

In Floresti working 56 middle and high schools including primary schools - 5 with 391 students, middle schools - 24 with 3127 students, general secondary schools - 14 with 3165 students, schools - 11 with 5031 students, boarding schools - one with 120 students, special schools - one with 112 students. 4 schools in the district working professional

Professional

A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...

with 837 students. Operates 31 preschool children with a number of 1811.

Politics

District is located in the so-called electoral region "North Red" (the region where the PCRM usually get over 50% of the vote). But the last three elections the Communists are in a constant fall. The elections of 2010

Moldovan parliamentary election, 2010

A parliamentary election was held in Moldova on 28 November 2010 after indirect presidential elections failed for the second time in late 2009.-Pre-election developments:...

the PCRM won only 0.38% from AEI

Alliance for European Integration

The Alliance for European Integration is the ruling coalition in Moldova since the July 2009 election.-Overall context :After April 2009 election and the civil unrest, the climate in Moldova became very polarised. The parliament failed to elect a new president. For this reason, the parliament was...

.

During the last three elections AEI

Alliance for European Integration

had an increase of 68.8%

**Parliament elections results**
Year	AEI Alliance for European Integration The Alliance for European Integration is the ruling coalition in Moldova since the July 2009 election.-Overall context :After April 2009 election and the civil unrest, the climate in Moldova became very polarised. The parliament failed to elect a new president. For this reason, the parliament was...	PCRM
2010 Moldovan parliamentary election, 2010 A parliamentary election was held in Moldova on 28 November 2010 after indirect presidential elections failed for the second time in late 2009.-Pre-election developments:...	47.21% 19,815	47.59% 19,973
July 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election, July 2009 - Pre-election developments :The country's parliament, elected months earlier, was dissolved by president Vladimir Voronin on 15 June 2009, after it had twice failed to elect a new president....	42.57% 17,782	54.39% 22,714
April 2009	28.10% 11,736	61.17% 25,545

Elections

Summary of 28 November 2010 Parliament of Moldova election results
Moldovan parliamentary election, 2010
A parliamentary election was held in Moldova on 28 November 2010 after indirect presidential elections failed for the second time in late 2009.-Pre-election developments:...

in Floresti District
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!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
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|align=left|Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova
|align="right"|19,973
|align="right"|47.59
|align="right"|−6.80
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|align=left|Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova

Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova

The Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova is a political party in the Republic of Moldova. The Party's Founding Congress was held on December 8, 2007 and Vlad Filat was elected as president....

|align="right"|9,707
|align="right"|23.13
|align="right"|+5.58
|-
||
|align=left|Democratic Party of Moldova

Democratic Party of Moldova

The Democratic Party of Moldova is a social-democratic political party in Moldova.-Overview:In the legislative elections of 6 March 2005, the party was part of the Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova , that won 28.4 % of the popular vote and 34 out of 101 seats. Inside the Bloc the party won 8 seats...

|align="right"|7,244
|align="right"|17,26
|align="right"|+1.96
|-
||
|align=left|Liberal Party

Liberal Party (Moldova)

The Liberal Party is a conservative-liberal political party in Moldova.The president of the party is Mihai Ghimpu. His nephew Dorin Chirtoacă is its vice-president.-History:...

|align="right"|1,748
|align="right"|4.16
|align="right"|−0.74
|-
||
|align=left|Party Alliance Our Moldova

Party Alliance Our Moldova

The Party Alliance Our Moldova was a social liberal political party in Moldova led by Serafim Urechean, former mayor of Chişinău. It merged into the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova in 2011.-History:...

European Action Movement

The European Action Movement was political party in Moldova. It merged into the Liberal Party in March 2011.- Overview :The party was formed at the first congress on October 22, 2006. The first president was Anatol Petrencu...

|align="right"|483
|align="right"|1.15
|align="right"|+1.15
|-
|bgcolor="grey"|
|align=left|Other Party
|align="right"|1,714
|align="right"|4.05
|align="right"|+1.01
|-
|align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan="2"|Total (turnout 60.62%)
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|42,329
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.00
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|

Culture

In district works: 58 houses of culture

Culture

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and artistic cultural centers with 22 "Model", 56 public libraries with books - 462 000 copies, 2 music schools, a school of fine arts, three museums.

Health

In Floresti district works:
Floresti

Floresti, Moldova

Florești , is the capital city and industrial and commercial center of Floreşti District of Moldova. It is located on the river Răut.-Name:The name comes from the Moldavian word floare...

Hospital

A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....

, with 320 bed

Bed

A bed is a large piece of furniture used as a place to sleep, relax, or engage in sexual relations.Most modern beds consist of a mattress on a bed frame, with the mattress resting either on a solid base, often wooden slats, or a sprung base...

s and two branches in Vertiujeni

Vertiujeni

Vertiujeni is a commune in Floreşti district, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Vertiujeni.-External links:*...

and Sanatauca

Sănătăuca

Sănătăuca is a commune in Floreşti district, Moldova. It is composed of a single village, Sănătăuca....

each with 17 beds, a center of family doctors

Physician

A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...

in the composition of which are: the district department of family physicians

Physician

, 27 offices of family doctors and 13 health center, 30 pharmacies.

Personalities

Avraham Granot
Avraham Granot
Avraham Granot was a Zionist activist, Israeli politician and a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence.-Biography:Granot was born in Făleşti, Bessarabia in the Russian Empire . He attended Gymnasia Herzliya in Tel Aviv...

- Zionist activist, Israeli
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...

and a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence
Mircea Snegur
Mircea Snegur
Mircea Ion Snegur was the first President of Moldova 1990-1996. Before that he was Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet 1989-1990 and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 27 April to 3 September 1990...

- First Moldovian president
President of Moldova
The President of the Republic of Moldova is the head of state of Moldova.-Description of the post:According to the Article 77 of the Constitution of Moldova , the President of Moldova is the head of the State and represents the State and is the guarantor of national sovereignty, independence, of...

in 1990-1996
Pavel Krushevan
Pavel Krushevan
Pavel Aleksandrovich Krushevan was a journalist, editor, publisher and an official in the Imperial Russia. He was an active Black Hundredist and was known for his far-right, ultra-nationalist and openly antisemitic views and was the first publisher of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.Born...

- Journalist
Journalist
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, publicist
Publicist
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and politician
Politician
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of the extreme right, collaborator with shadowy Okhrana (tsarist institution of espionage
Espionage
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and sabotage
Sabotage
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)
Petru Lucinschi
Petru Lucinschi
Petru Chiril Lucinschi was Moldova's second President .- Biography :Petru Chiril Lucinschi was born on January 27, 1940 in Rădulenii Vechi village, Soroca County, Romania...

- President of Moldova
President of Moldova
The President of the Republic of Moldova is the head of state of Moldova.-Description of the post:According to the Article 77 of the Constitution of Moldova , the President of Moldova is the head of the State and represents the State and is the guarantor of national sovereignty, independence, of...

in 1996-2001

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