Moldova since Proclaimed Independence
The Moldovans’ initial striving for a close bond with Romania (plan for a later reunification) led to conflict with the Gagauz in the south of the country (in August 1990 proclamation of a Gagauz republic) and with the Russian-Ukrainian minority in Transnistria east of the Dniester (In September 1990, with the support of the 14th… Read more »