Corjova is a commune in
Dubăsari District
The Dubăsari District () is a Administrative divisions of Moldova, district in the east of Moldova, with the administrative center at Cocieri. As of January 1, 2011, its population was 35,200. This does not include the 715 people that live in th ...
,
Moldova
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. Located on the eastern bank of the
River Dniester, it consists of two villages, ''Corjova'' and ''Mahala'', with a total population of 3,231.
The
Romanian language
Mihai Eminescu
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Lyceum is located in Corjova village.
History
During the
Soviet period
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, it was considered a
suburb
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of the nearby city of
Dubăsari, but has since separated from the city and elects its own mayor. During the 1992
War of Transnistria
The Transnistria War (; ) was an armed conflict that broke out on 2 November 1990 in Dubăsari between pro-Transnistria (Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, PMR) forces, including the Transnistrian Republican Guard, militia and neo- Cossack un ...
the village was the scene of heavy fighting. After the war it was divided between a part controlled by the government of Moldova and a part controlled by the secessionist government of
Transnistria
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.
On 13 May 2007, Transnistrian separatist authorities briefly detained
Valeriu Mițul, the mayor of Corjova, and
Iurie Coțofan, a Dubăsari district councillor. On 3 June 2007, Iurie Coțofan was again detained. Transnistrian ''militsiya'' (police force) did not allow the inhabitants to participate in Moldovan elections. Valentin Besleag, a candidate for mayoral office, was also detained by the separatist authorities on 2 June.
In February 2023, the mayor of the commune, Sergiu Oprea, said in an interview with
Vocea Basarabiei that the work of local Moldovan police and attempts to organize a census of the population are restricted by Transnistrian authorities.
Population
Notable natives
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Ion Creangă, politician
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Isidor Sârbu, victim of Soviet repression, Mayor of Corjova
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Nichita Smochină, scholar and political figure
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Timofei Moșneaga, physician,
Minister of Health of Moldova
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Vladimir Voronin
Vladimir Voronin (; born Vladimir Bujeniță, 25 May 1941) is a Moldovan politician. He was the third President of Moldova#Republic of Moldova (1991–present), President of Moldova from 2001 until 2009 and has been the leader of the Party of ...
, 3rd
President of Moldova
The president of the Republic of Moldova () is the head of state of Moldova. The current president is Maia Sandu, who assumed office on 24 December 2020.
Duties and functions
The president "represents the State" and is "…the guarantor of n ...
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Vasile Iovv, engineer, First Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova
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Valeriu Mițul, mayor of Corjova between 2003 and 2011
References
External links
Interview with Valeriu Mocan, counselor in Corjova
Communes of Dubăsari District
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