Anatol Țăranu (born 19 October 1951) is a

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n former politician and diplomat.

Biography

Țăranu holds a Ph.D. in history, 1986, and served as member of the

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(1990–1993, 2005–2009). Țăranu has also been a chief expert for the Chişinău side during negotiations with separatist leaders in

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. Between 1993 and 1995, Țăranu was Moldovan Ambassador to

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, and between 1997 and 1998 he was an advisor with special missions to the

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. At the third congress of the

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, 25–26 February 1995, Anatol Țăranu was elected as a new head of the party. After 2005 parliamentary election, Anatol Țăranu was excluded from

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. On 16 December 2006, Țăranu became a deputy chairman of the new National Liberal Party; Țăranu left the party in November 2008 because he disagreed with the party's decision to stand for parliament in

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jointly with the European Action Movement. He currently works as Director of the Political Science and Political History Centre of the State University of Moldova and at the History Institute of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, where he worked before becoming a deputy.Tăranu Anatol

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Cine au fost şi ce fac deputaţii primului Parlament din R. Moldova (1990-1994)?

Declaraţia deputaţilor din primul Parlament

Site-ul Parlamentului Republicii Moldova
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