Moldova Independence Day

The independence of Moldova took place in 1991.It was not an easy affair to set the nation free from the Russian counseling. Moldova Independence caused some disturbing political issues with Romania as well. In spite of all, it can be said with great conviction that Moldova Independence was the first step towards the betterment of that country. Moldova was under the Russian oppression for a pretty long period of time. The citizens faced lots of trouble. Education, economy, culture and every other thing that makes a nation different from the rest were all at stake. There was, of course, a government in Moldova. But the main control room was there in Russia. No nation in this modern age can stand such subjugation and with Moldova too, the story was not different.

The Russian Government, in one way or the other, always tried to suppress Moldova in every possible manner. They had a strong military force to turn the tide towards them. Moldova was always compelled to accept the Russian decisions for the lack of their military strength. But in 1991, the wind started blowing from a different way altogether. In this year, the historical "August coup d'etat" took place.

This worked as the catalyst behind the Moldova Independence. During this time, the high rank officials of CPSU and the government of Soviet Union declared that they had removed Mikhail S. Gorbachev as the head of the state and decided to announce a state of emergency. The commanders of Soviet Union's South-western Theater of Military Operations tried to impose the emergency in Moldova as well but the Moldovan overruled this decision this time. They formed an army and declared their independence with nine other countries under the Republic. Finally the Union was dissolved by the Congress of People's Deputies and the power was transferred to the transitional government.