The Chișinău Central Cemetery ( ro, Cimitirul Central din Chișinău) is a cemetery located in the

Sectorul Centru Sectorul Centru is one of the five sectors in Chișinău, the capital of Moldova. The local administration is managed by a pretor appointed by the city administration. It governs over a portion of the city of Chișinău itself (central and west ...

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 ...

, Moldova, in the "triangle" of Alexei Mateevici, Vasile Alecsandri and Pantelimon Halippa. Founded in 1811, it is the resting place of many prominent personalities in the history and culture of Moldova.

Notable interments

1910s *

Alexei Mateevici Alexei (or Alexe) Mateevici (; March 27, 1888 – August 24, 1917) was one of the most prominent Romanian poets in Bessarabia. Biography He was born in the town Căinari, in Eastern Bessarabia, which was part of the Russian Empire, now in the ...

(1888–1917) 1940s *

Sergiu Niță Sergiu T. Niță (1883 in Peresecina – 3 March 1940 in Bucharest) was a politician and lawyer from Romania. He served as Minister for Bessarabia (1920–1921, 1926–1927) in the Averescu cabinets. Biography Sergiu Niță was born on Ma ...

(1893–1940) *

Alexandru Plămădeală Alexandru Plamădeală (1888–1940) was a Moldovan sculptor. He was the artist responsible for the creation of the Stephen the Great Monument in Chișinău (1927). He graduated from the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architectur ...

(1888–1940) * Mihail Berezovschi (1868-1940) 1980s *

Kirill Ilyashenko Kirill Fyodorovich Ilyashenko ( ro, Chiril Iliașenco; russian: Кири́лл Фёдорович Ильяше́нко; – 21 April 1980) was a Moldavian politician who served as the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Molda ...

(1915–1980) *

Nicolae Testemițanu Nicolae Testemițanu (1 August 1927 – 20 September 1986) was a Moldovan and Soviet surgeon, hygienist, and politician. Political career He served as minister of health of Moldavian SSR between 1963 and 1968, after which he was demoted for ...

(1927–1986) 1990s *

Doina and Ion Aldea Teodorovici Doina and Ion Aldea Teodorovici was a Moldovan musical duo consisting of married couple Doina and Ion Aldea Teodorovici. The group disbanded in 1992, after both members died in a road traffic accident in Coşereni. Today, there is a monument to t ...

(d. 1992) * Ion Vatamanu (1937-1993) 2000s * Nicolae Sulac (1936-2003) *

Antonina Lucinschi Antonina Lucinschi (13 September 1939 – 16 September 2005) was a Moldovan schoolteacher who was the wife of Petru Lucinschi, the 2nd President of Moldova. As a result of her marriage, she was the First Lady of Moldova from 15 January 1997 – ...

(1939-2005) * Grigore Vieru (1936-2009) 2010s *

Leonida Lari Leonida Lari (26 October 1949 – 11 December 2011) was a Moldovan poet, journalist, and politician who advocated for the reunion of Bessarabia with Romania. She published 24 volumes of poetry and prose and was a prolific translator of key works ...

(1949-2011) * Maria Biesu (1935–2012) * Vladimir Curbet (1930–2017) *

Ion Ciubuc Ion Ciubuc (; 29 May 1943 – 29 January 2018) was an economist and a Moldovan politician who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Moldova from January 1997 to February 1999. Biography Ion Ciubuc was born on 29 May 1943 in the village of Hădă ...

(1943–2018) *

Georgeta Snegur Georgeta Snegur (23 April 1937 – 23 December 2019) was the First Lady of Moldova from 1990 to 1997 as the wife of President Mircea Snegur. Personal life and death In 1960, she married Mircea Snegur (born 17 January 1940) and had a daughter, ...

(1937–2019) * Viorel Mardare (1981-2019) 2020s * Nicolae Dabija (1948-2021) * Anton Gămurari (1950-2021) * Mircea Snegur (1940-2023)

References

{{reflist Cemeteries in Moldova Buildings and structures in Chișinău