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The Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Declarația de independență a Republicii Moldova) was a document adopted on 27 August 1991 by the
Parliament of the Republic of Moldova
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following the failure of the
August coup attempt.
Background
The document claims "millennial history" and "uninterrupted statehood" within historic and ethnic borders and refers to the official language as "
Romanian
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*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
*** Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
** Romanian cuisine, tradition ...
". This founding act of the
Republic of Moldova
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is celebrated as the National Day or
Independence Day.
The original document that was approved and signed by 278 parliamentary deputies in 1991 was burned during the
April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protests, but an identical document was restored in 2010.
Text of Moldova's Declaration of Independence recovered
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Controversy
The Moldovan Declaration of Independence clearly and directly claims Moldovan sovereignty
Sovereignty is the defining authority within individual consciousness, social construct, or territory. Sovereignty entails hierarchy within the state, as well as external autonomy for states. In any state, sovereignty is assigned to the perso ...
over the territory of 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 ...
as "a component part of the historical and ethnic territory of our people". This caused controversy, since that region had declared independence from the Moldovan SSR in 1990 and formed the (PMSSR); however, the PMSSR had not been recognised as a legitimate Soviet republic by neither the Soviet Union nor the Moldovan SSR.
See also
* Independence Day (Republic of Moldova)
The Independence Day ( ro, Ziua Independenței) is the national day of Moldova commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union on 27 August 1991.
Background
The Supreme Soviet of Moldova held independen ...
* Dissolution of the Soviet Union
* Disputed status of Transnistria
The Transnistria conflict ( ro, Conflictul din Transnistria; russian: Приднестровский конфликт, Pridnestrovskiy konflikt) is an ongoing frozen conflict between Moldova and the unrecognized state of Transnistria. Its mo ...
* Transnistrian Declaration of Independence
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 r ...
References
External links
Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Moldova
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