Events from the year 2023 in Moldova.

Incumbents

Events

January

1 January January 1 or 1 January is the first day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 364 days remaining until the end of the year (365 in leap years). This day is also known as New Year's Day since the day marks the beginning of the year. ...

: ** The law for the 2023 state budget enters force, with the following numbers: a government revenue amassing 64.8 billion Moldovan lei, 83.1 billion lei spendings and a budget deficit of 18.3 billion lei. ** Changes to Moldova's election code enter force, excepting those for regional elections, that are bound to enter force on 1 January 2024. *

14 January Events Pre-1600 * 1236 – King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence. *1301 – Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary. 1601–1900 *1639 – The "Fundamental Orders", the first written const ...

– Due to a wave of Russian missile strikes against Ukraine during the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...

, a missile falls within the territory of Moldova, in the village of Larga.

February

10 February Events Pre-1600 *1258 – Mongol invasions and conquests, Mongol invasions: Siege of Baghdad (1258), Baghdad falls to the Mongols, bringing the Islamic Golden Age to an end. *1306 – In front of the high altar of Greyfriars Church in ...

: ** A

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n missile launched as part of an attack against Ukrainian infrastructure crosses the

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of Moldova. ** Moldovan prime minister Natalia Gavrilita resigns amid an economic crisis and the collateral effects of the ongoing war in neighboring Ukraine. *

11 February Events Pre-1600 *660 BC – Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. * 55 – The death under mysterious circumstances of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman empire, on the eve of his coming ...

–

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Maia Sandu names pro-

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academic Dorin Recean as the next Prime Minister of Moldova. *

13 February Events Pre-1600 * 962 – Emperor Otto I and Pope John XII co-sign the ''Diploma Ottonianum'', recognizing John as ruler of Rome. *1322 – The central tower of Ely Cathedral falls on the night of 12th–13th. *1462 – The ...

– President of Moldova Maia Sandu accuses the

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of planning a coup d'état attempt against her. *14 February – 2023 Moldova and Romania high-altitude objects:

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temporarily closes its airspace after receiving reports of a "balloon-like object". *16 February - The

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is established. *22 February – Russian President

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revokes a 2012

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decree which respects Moldova's sovereignty in resolving the political status of the breakaway

Transnistria Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), is an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as a part of Moldova. Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester riv ...

region.

March

* 16 March – The Moldovan parliament approves a law that formally declares

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April

* 13 April – A Court of Appeal of the

Republic of Moldova A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...

sentence the pro-Russian oligarch Ilan Shor to 15 years in prison in absentia. * 30 April –

May

* 21 May – Moldovan protests: More than 75,000 people gather in

Chișinău Chișinău ( , , ), also known as Kishinev (russian: Кишинёв, r=Kishinjóv ), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial center, and is located in the ...

to demonstrate in favor of Moldova joining the EU, following a call for the

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rally

European Moldova National Assembly The European Moldova National Assembly ( ro, Adunarea Națională "Moldova Europeană") was a pro-European rally held on 21 May 2023 at the Great National Assembly Square in Chișinău, Moldova. It had approximately 100,000 participants and counte ...

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Maia Sandu in order to outdo anti-government and pro-Russian demonstrations organized by the opposition.

June

* 1 June –

2nd European Political Community Summit The Second European Political Community Summit was a meeting of the European Political Community held on 1 June 2023 at Mimi Castle, Bulboaca, from Chișinău, Moldova. It was attended by forty-five heads of states and governments, as well as l ...

* 12 June – Moldova and

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sign an agreement to build a bridge across their

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over the

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river between

Cosăuți Cosăuți is a commune in Soroca District, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Cosăuți and Iorjnița.Yampil, Ukraine, bypassing the unrecognised state of

. * 19 June – the Șor Party was outlawed by the

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. * 30 June – Chișinău International Airport shooting: Two people are killed after a man opens fire at

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. The perpetrator is wounded and detained. Scheduled: * 5 November – 2023 Moldovan local elections

Sports

* 17 August 2022 – 28 May 2023:

2022–23 Moldovan Cup The 2022–23 Moldovan Cup ( ro, Cupa Moldovei) was the 32nd season of the annual Moldovan Association football, football cup competition. The competition started on 17 August 2022 with the preliminary round and concluded with the final on 28 May ...

* 26 August 2022 – May 2023: 2022–23 Moldovan Liga 1

Deaths

* 9 January – Ala Melnicova, 43, singer. * 9 January – Gheorghe Ciocoi, 80, poet, essayist and translator. * 11 January –

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, 92, journalist and writer. * 17 January – Constantin Munteanu, 72, screenwriter, writer and theater director. * 18 January – Doina Postolachi, 43, poet and novelist, member of Moldovan Writers' Union and

Writers' Union of Romania The Writers' Union of Romania (), founded in March 1949, is a professional association of writers in Romania. It also has a subsidiary in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova. The Writers' Union of Romania was created by the communist regime by taking ...

. * 21 January – Sergiu Sumcă, 76, editor, journalist, and astrologer. * 22 January – Ștefan Bouroșu, 32, actor. * 13 February –

Oleg Bejenar Oleg Bejenar ( uk, Олег Валерійович Беженар, transliterated: Oleh Valeriyovych Bezhenar, russian: Олег Валерьевич Беженарь; 17 September 1971 – 13 February 2023) was a Moldovan-Ukrainian professional ...

, 51, footballer (

Tiligul Tiraspol SC Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol was a Moldovan football club based in Tiraspol. They played in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football. Their home stadium was Stadionul Municipal. Currently the club's football academy is associ ...

, Dinamo Bender) and manager ( Speranța Crihana Veche), heart attack. * 24 February – Teodor Țîrdea, 85, professor and philosopher. * 20 March – Iurii Lapicus, 27, mixed martial arts fighter, traffic collision.Luptătorul MMA, Iurii Lapicus, originar din Republica Moldova, a murit în Italia
* 22 June –

Victor Pușcaș Victor Puşcaş (born July 18, 1943 in Arioneşti) is a Moldovan politician. He served as a member of the Parliament of Moldova (1990–1994), Minister for Relations with Parliament (1994–1995), Chairman of the Supreme Court of Justice of Mol ...

, 79, politician and jurist, MP (1990–1994) and president of the Constitutional Court (2001–2007). * 29 June – Semion Odainic, 84, painter.

References

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