The Academy of Sciences of Moldova,established in 1961,is the main scientific organization of Moldova and coordinates research in all areas of science and technology. Ion Tighineanu has been the head of the Academy of Sciences since April 9,2019.
The Moldova national football team represents Moldova in men's international football and is administered by the Moldovan Football Federation,the governing body for football in Moldova. Moldova's home ground is Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău and their head coach is Serghei Cleșcenco. Shortly before the break-up of the Soviet Union,they played their first match against Georgia on 2 July 1991.
The unification of Moldova and Romania is a popular concept and hypothetical unification in the two countries that began during the Revolutions of 1989. The Romanian Revolution in 1989 and the independence of Moldova in 1991 further contributed to the development of a movement for the unification of the two Romanian-speaking countries. The question of reunification is recurrent in the public sphere of the two countries,often as a speculation,both as a goal and a danger. Though historically Romanian support for unification was high,a March 2022 survey following the Russian invasion of Ukraine indicated that only 11% of Romania's population supports an immediate union,while over 42% think it is not the right moment.
TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) is the Moldovan state-owned national radio and television broadcaster. It owns two TV channels and three radio stations. TRM was admitted as a full active member of the European Broadcasting Union on 1 January 1993,under its former name Radioteleviziunea Nationala din Moldova (RTNM).
Ion Sturza is a Moldovan politician and businessman who served as Prime Minister of Moldova from 19 February to 12 November 1999. On 21 December 2015,President Nicolae Timofti nominated Ion Sturza to occupy the position of prime minister for a second time. However,Ion Sturza gave up the mandate,after the meeting in which his cabinet should receive the investiture vote was not held due to lack of quorum.
Ion Cebanu is a Moldovan politician. He was Minister of Youth and Sports between 25 September 2009 and 26 February 2013 in the First Vlad Filat Cabinet and in the Second Filat Cabinet as well,President of the Liberal Party Territorial Organization,Centru branch of Chisinau,member of the Central Permanent Bureau of the Liberal Party,president of the Public Association "Optimus".
Ion Gheorghe Pelivan was a Romanian politician.
Ion Niculiță was a Moldovan professor of archaeology,known for his contributions to the field of thracology. He was a relative of the Romanian archaeologist Vasile Pârvan.
Anatol Petrencu is a politician,historian and academic from the Republic of Moldova. In 1990-1992 he was the dean of the Faculty of History of the State University of Moldova,and between 1998 and 2006 he was president of the Association of Historians of Moldova. Between 2006 and 2010 he was the president of the European Action Movement party. Since October 2010 he has been the director of the Institute of Social History "ProMemoria". Vice President of the Liberal Party.
Sergiu Musteață is a historian from the Republic of Moldova and Dean of History and Geography Faculty,"Ion Creangă" State Pedagogical University.
Gheorghe Vodă was a writer,screenwriter and film director from Moldova.
Ion Vatamanu was a chemist,writer,and politician from Moldova. He served as member of the Parliament of Moldova (1990–1994) and chairman of the Committee on Culture of the Parliament of Moldova.
Simion Ghimpu was a writer from Moldova.
Vasile Odobescu was a founder and leader of the anti-Soviet organization Democratic Agrarian Party.
Ion Ciocanu was a Moldovan literary critic.
Doina and Ion Aldea Teodorovici was a Moldovan musical duo consisting of married couple Doina and Ion Aldea Teodorovici. The group disbanded in 1992,after both members died in a road traffic accident in Coșereni. Today,there is a monument to them there,as well as another in Chișinău.
Ion Nicolaescu is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch Eredivisie club Heerenveen and the Moldova national team. He is the all-time leading goal scorer for his country with 15 goals,and was named Moldovan Footballer of the Year in 2023.
Events in the year 1999 in Moldova.
Ion Ceban is a Moldovan politician,and the current mayor of Chișinău,Moldova's capital. He is also the leader of the pro-European National Alternative Movement party. Ceban was Vice President of the Moldovan parliament in 2019 and has served as a member of parliament in three legislatures. He also served as a leader of his party's faction in the Chișinău Municipal Council from 2015 to 2019. He has held different positions at the governmental level,starting from the head of a department to Deputy Minister.
