Moldova’s first president, Mircea Snegur, has died at the age of 83, former Moldovan vice-premier Constantin Tampiza.
Important Days
A former communist turned pro-western liberal, Snegur declared independence from Moscow on August 27, 1991, during the breakup of the then Soviet Union. “I learned with deep sadness that Mircea Snegur, the first President of the Republic of Moldova, died this night,” President Maia Sandu wrote on Facebook. Mr. Snegur lived in historic times and played an essential role in promoting the independence, freedom and sovereignty of the Republic of Moldova,” she added. Sandu said the day of the funeral of Snegur, who was president from 1990 to 1996, would be declared a day of national mourning.
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