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Events in Moldova in 1989

Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1989, strikes became a form of protest in Transnistria against the discriminative policy of the official Chisinau. The cities and areas in Transnistria protested against the laws on language which basically created inequality between Moldovans and other ethnicities in the republic. On August 1, 1989, in Tiraspol, a united council of workers was established to organize action against Chisinau's discriminative policy. A meeting between representatives of the nationalist Popular Front of Moldova and the United Council of Workers in Tiraspol.

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1989 events in Moldavia

Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. In the summer of 1989, multiple political rallies were held in Chisinau at the initiative of the Moldovan Popular Front, culminating in the Great National Assembly on August 27 during which protesters demanded Moldavia's political and economic independence, annulling the consequences of the 1939 German-Soviet treaty and recognizing the Moldovan language as the republic's official language. The protesters also demanded a historical reunification with Romania. The Unity movement, represented mainly by Russian-speaking residents of Chisinau, was in opposition with the Moldovan Popular Front. In the photo: a member of the Unity movement.

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1989 events in Moldavia

Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. In the summer of 1989, multiple political rallies were held in Chisinau at the initiative of the Moldovan Popular Front, culminating in the Great National Assembly on August 27 during which protesters demanded Moldavia's political and economic independence, annulling the consequences of the 1939 German-Soviet treaty and recognizing the Moldovan language as the republic's official language. The protesters also demanded a historical reunification with Romania. The Unity movement, represented mainly by Russian-speaking residents of Chisinau, was in opposition with the Moldovan Popular Front. In the photo: Yury Blokhin, one of the leaders of the Unity movement.

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1989 events in Moldavia

Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. In the summer of 1989, multiple political rallies were held in Chisinau at the initiative of the Moldovan Popular Front, culminating in the Great National Assembly on August 27 during which protesters demanded Moldavia's political and economic independence, annulling the consequences of the 1939 German-Soviet treaty and recognizing the Moldovan language as the republic's official language. The protesters also demanded a historical reunification with Romania. The Unity movement, represented mainly by Russian-speaking residents of Chisinau, was in opposition with the Moldovan Popular Front. In the photo: a poster used in one of the rallies.

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1989 events in Moldavia

Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. In the summer of 1989, multiple political rallies were held in Chisinau at the initiative of the Moldovan Popular Front, culminating in the Great National Assembly on August 27 during which protesters demanded Moldavia's political and economic independence, annulling the consequences of the 1939 German-Soviet treaty and recognizing the Moldovan language as the republic's official language. The protesters also demanded a historical reunification with Romania. The Unity movement, represented mainly by Russian-speaking residents of Chisinau, was in opposition with the Moldovan Popular Front.

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