Gagauz Halkı ("Gagauz People") was a Gagauz separatist political party in

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. It was led by from at least as early as 1992 until at least as recently as 1999, after which time the organization ceased to be listed by the

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. The Moldovan government outlawed the party two days after declaring such secession movements to be unconstitutional. The party supported the

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and strongly opposed the possible idea of the unification of the Moldovan SSR and Romania.http://www.gbm.md/index.php/2-uncategorised/327-lektiya

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Banned secessionist parties Defunct political parties in Moldova Gagauzia conflict Separatism in Moldova Independence movements Pro-independence parties Anti-Romanian sentiment Pro-Russian militant groups {{Moldova-party-stub

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