The Independence Day ( ro, Ziua Independenței) is the national day of

Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...

commemorating the adoption of the

Declaration of Independence A declaration of independence or declaration of statehood or proclamation of independence is an assertion by a polity in a defined territory that it is independent and constitutes a state. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the ...

from the

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on 27 August 1991.

Background

On holiday Limba Noastra (31 August 1989)

The Supreme Soviet of Moldova held independent elections between February and June 1990. The elections resulted in

Mircea Snegur Mircea Snegur (; born 17 January 1940) is a Moldovan politician who was served as first President of Moldova from 1990–1997. Before that, he served as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet 1989–1990 (head of state) and Chairman ...

being elected as speaker of the parliament (the effective head of state), with

Mircea Druc Mircea Druc (born 25 July 1941, in Pociumbăuți, Rîșcani District) is a Moldovan and Romanian politician who served as Prime Minister of Moldova between 26 May 1990 and 22 May 1991. He was appointed as Prime Minister after the opposition wal ...

as prime minister. On 23 June 1990, the parliament adopted the Declaration of Sovereignty of the

Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic The Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic ( ro, Republica Sovietică Socialistă Moldovenească, Moldovan Cyrillic: ) was one of the 15 republics of the Soviet Union which existed from 1940 to 1991. The republic was formed on 2 August 1940 ...

, which, mainly stipulated the supremacy of Moldovan laws over those of the Soviet Union. On 27 August 1991, the

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voted to adopt the

Moldovan Declaration of Independence __NOTOC__ 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 following the failure of the 1991 ...

from the

. That same day, the

Popular Front of Moldova The Popular Front of Moldova ( ro, Frontul Popular din Moldova) was a political movement in the Moldavian SSR, one of the 15 union republics of the former Soviet Union, and in the newly independent Moldova, Republic of Moldova. Formally, the Fron ...

(FPM) organized a mass demonstration in Chișinău, that later became known as the Great National Assembly, which pressured Soviet authorities to adopt a language law on 31 August 1989, which proclaimed the Romanian language to be the state language of the

Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic The Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic ( ro, Republica Sovietică Socialistă Moldovenească, Moldovan Cyrillic: ) was one of the 15 republics of the Soviet Union which existed from 1940 to 1991. The republic was formed on 2 August 1940 ...

.Legea cu privire la functionarea limbilor vorbite pe teritoriul RSS Moldovenesti Nr.3465-XI din 01.09.89 Vestile nr.9/217, 1989
(Law regarding the usage of languages spoken on the territory of the Republic of Moldova): ''"Moldavian SSR supports the desire of the Moldovans that live across the borders of the Republic, and considering the existing linguistic Moldo-Romanian identity — of the Romanians that live on the territory of the USSR, of doing their studies and satisfying their cultural needs in their native language."'' On 21 December 1991, Moldova, along with 10 other Soviet republics, signed the act that formed the

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(CIS).

Holiday celebrations

Being a public holiday it is a free day for most of the people and employees, and in common with some other holidays, most companies do not open on 27 August each year. On this day, the President of the Republic gives a public speech, and officials lay flowers at the Stephen the Great Monument. A concert is also organized at the

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. In 2001, 2011, 2016 and 2021,

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s have been held in the center of Chișinău, commemorating significant anniversaries of independence. In 2020, due to the

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pandemic in Moldova, a national ceremony closed to the public was held in the Historical Hall of the Presidential Palace. That same year, in honor of the 29th anniversary of independence, a Turkish delegation, led by Foreign Minister

Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (; born 5 February 1968) is a Turkish diplomat and politician who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey since 24 November 2015. He previously served in the same position from August 2014 to August 2015. He is ...

, inaugurated the consulate general of

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

Gagauzia Gagauzia or Gagauz-Yeri, or ; ro, Găgăuzia; russian: Гагаузия, Gagauziya officially the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia; ro, Unitatea Teritorială Autonomă Găgăuzia, ''UTAG''; russian: Автономное территор ...

, the first consulate opened in the region. He was accompanied by his Moldovan counterpart

Oleg Țulea Oleg Ţulea (born 31 March 1980) is a Moldovan politician who served as the foreign minister of the Republic of Moldova in 2020. He previously served as member of the Parliament of Moldova (2005–2009). 1998, Oleg Tsulya joined the Democratic Pa ...

and Gagauzia Governor

Irina Vlah Irina Vlah (born 26 February 1974) is a Moldovan politician. She served as member of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova from 2005 to 2009 and from 2014 to 2015. Since 15 April 2015 she has been the Governor (''Başkan'') of the Autonomous ...

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Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Moldova
{{Moldova topics 1991 establishments in Moldova Public holidays in Moldova August observances

1991 in Moldova 1991 in the Soviet Union Popular Front of Moldova Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic

Summer events in Moldova

Background

Holiday celebrations

See also

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