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Rodica Avasiloaie | |
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| Nationality | USSR, Moldova |
| Alma mater | St. Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts |
| Occupation | Librarian |
| Awards | Order of the Star of Romania |
Rodica Avasiloaie is a librarian from Moldova. She is the deputy director of the National Library of Moldova. [1]
The history of Moldova can be traced to the 1350s, when the Principality of Moldavia, the medieval precursor of modern Moldova and Romania, was founded. The principality was a vassal of the Ottoman Empire from 1538 until the 19th century. In 1812, following one of several Russian–Turkish wars, the eastern half of the principality, Bessarabia, was annexed by the Russian Empire. In 1918, Bessarabia briefly became independent as the Moldavian Democratic Republic and, following the decision of the Parliament, united with Romania. During the Second World War it was occupied by the Soviet Union which reclaimed it from Romania. It joined the Union as the Moldavian ASSR, until the dissolution of the USSR. In 1991 the country declared independence as the Republic of Moldova.
Moldovan, also called Moldavian, is one of the two local names for the Romanian language in Moldova. Moldovan was declared the official language of Moldova in Article 13 of the constitution adopted in 1994, while the 1991 Declaration of Independence of Moldova used the name Romanian. In 2003, the Moldovan parliament adopted a law defining Moldovan and Romanian as glottonyms for the same language. In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence, thus giving official status to the name Romanian. The breakaway region of Transnistria continues to recognize Moldovan as one of its official languages, alongside Russian and Ukrainian. Ukraine also continues to make a distinction between Moldovan and Romanian, with one village declaring its language to be Romanian and another declaring it to be Moldovan, though Ukrainian officials have announced an intention to remove the legal status of Moldovan. On 16 March 2023, the Moldovan Parliament approved a law on referring to the national language as Romanian in all legislative texts and the constitution. On 22 March, the president of Moldova, Maia Sandu, promulgated the law.
Moldovans, sometimes referred to as Moldavians, are a Romanian-speaking ethnic group and the largest ethnic group of the Republic of Moldova and a significant minority in Romania, Italy, Ukraine and Russia. There is an ongoing controversy, in part involving the linguistic definition of ethnicity, over whether Moldovans' self-identification constitutes an ethnic group distinct and separate from Romanians, or a subset. The extent of self-identification as Romanians in the Republic of Moldova varies.
Moldovenism is a term used to describe the political support and promotion of a Moldovan identity and culture, including a Moldovan language, independent from those of any other ethnic group, the Romanians in particular. It is primarily used as a pejorative by the opponents of such ideas as part of the wider controversy over ethnic and linguistic identity in Moldova.
Protests against the April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election results began on 6 April 2009 in major cities of Moldova before the final official results were announced. The demonstrators claimed that the elections, which saw the governing Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) win a majority of seats, were fraudulent, and alternatively demanded a recount, a new election, or resignation of the government. Similar demonstrations took place in other major Moldovan cities, including the country's second largest, Bălți, where over 7,000 people protested.
Gheorghe Brega is a Moldovan physician and politician who was the acting Prime Minister of Moldova from 30 October 2015 to 20 January 2016. He served as Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs of Moldova from 30 July 2015 to 30 May 2017, and was a Member of the Moldovan Parliament from 2009 to 2015.
Petru Soltan was a Moldovan mathematician. He was a member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova and an honorary member of the Romanian Academy. Petru Soltan was a member of the Mathematical Society of Moldova.
Ion Bostan is a professor and researcher from Moldova. He is a member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova and was the rector of the Technical University of Moldova.
Alexandru Leșco is a Moldovan activist, famous for being sentenced by the separatist Transnistrian government for actions which have been described as Moldovan state-sponsored terrorism by Transnistrian government officials. According to European Court of Human Rights, it was an unlawful sentence.
Nicolae Bulat was a Moldovan historian and director of Soroca Museum of History and Ethnography.
Valentina Butnaru is a journalist and activist from the Republic of Moldova. She is the president of the Association "Limba noastră cea română" in Chișinău.
Alexandru Bantoș is a writer and journalist from Moldova. He is the editor in chief of Limba Română
Tudor Cataraga was a sculptor from the Republic of Moldova.
Elena Dabija is a librarian and activist from Moldova. She is the director of the International Academic Center "Mihai Eminescu" in Chişinău. Dabija was awarded, by a presidential decree, with Romania's highest state decoration – the Order of the Star of Romania.
Vera Osoianu is a librarian from Moldova. She is the deputy director of the National Library of Moldova. Vera Osoianu was awarded, by a presidential decree, with Romania's highest state decoration – the Order of the Star of Romania.
Petre Popa is a writer and activist from Moldova. He served as the head of the Department of Culture of the Soroca District (1999–2007) and has been the director of the Theater "Veniamin Apostol" in Soroca since 2009. Petre Popa is a member of the Moldovan Writers' Union.
Claudia Sersun is a politician and activist from Moldova. She served as the head of the Department of Culture of the Criuleni District, Ialoveni District, and Chişinău County. She has been a founder member of the Women's political club since December 16, 1999.
Victor Rusu is a politician, journalist, and activist from Moldova. He served as Mayor of Nisporeni and a leader of the Social Liberal Party (Moldova). He has been the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova in Nisporeni since February 2008. He has a show on Vocea Basarabiei radio station.
The National Order of Merit is an order which is part of the National System of Decorations of Romania. A medal of merit also exists, but does not confer membership in the order.
Anatol Arapu is a Moldovan economist, who served as Minister of Finances of Moldova from 14 August 2013 to January 2016, in three consecutive cabinets: Leancă Cabinet, Gaburici Cabinet, and Streleț Cabinet. He also was Minister of Finances in the 1990s, in Ciubuc-2 Cabinet and in Sturza Cabinet.
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