Independence Day of the Republic of Moldova (27/08)

Every year on August 27, the Republic of Moldova celebrates the national holiday — Independence Day (Ziua Independentenţei).

On August 27, 1991, the Grand National Assembly was convened in the Moldavian SSR, as a result of which Parliament voted for the adoption of the Declaration of Independence — of the document declaring the independence of Moldova and the secession of the Republic from the USSR after the failure of the August putsch of the State Emergency Committee. A few hours after the adoption of the document, Romania recognized the independence of Moldova.

In December 1991, after the signing of the Belovezhskaya Accords and the collapse of the USSR, the new state — Republic of Moldova — was recognized by several dozen states, including the USA, Turkey, France, Germany, and then Russia, Ukraine and other countries of the newly formed Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

Official Chisinau entered the CIS later. In 1992, the Republic of Moldova was admitted to the UN, and then to the CSCE (OSCE), the Council of Europe, the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization, and the WTO.

On the day of celebration of the anniversary of the declaration of independence of the Republic of Moldova, patriotic organizations hold a solemn prayer service dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Transnistrian conflict.

In the central square of Chisinau, flowers are laid at the monument to the Moldovan politician of the 15th century and, as it is believed, the most outstanding historical figure in the history of Moldova — Stefan cel Mare (mold. Stefan cel Mare) — and the Military Glory Memorial. A solemn meeting dedicated to the Independence Day of the Republic of Moldova is taking place on the Great National Assembly Square.

At the end of the rally and the official part of the celebration, various cultural, patriotic and entertainment events traditionally await Moldovans and guests of the capital.

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