Aurel Băieşu is a Moldovan jurist and politician,former deputy to the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova and deputy chairman of the Parliamentary Commission,Appointments and Immunities from August 2009 to December 2010.
Aureliu Ciocoi is a Moldovan diplomat and politician who served as Acting Prime Minister of Moldova from December 2020 to August 2021. He is currently the country's ambassador to Germany and Denmark. Prior positions that Ciocoi held include being the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs and former ambassador to the United States,China and Vietnam.
Igor Dodon is a Moldovan politician who previously served as the President of Moldova from 23 December 2016 to 24 December 2020. He currently serves as the leader of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova. He served as Minister of Economy and Trade in the governments of Vasile Tarlev and Zinaida Greceanîi from September 2006 to September 2009 and was a member of the Parliament of Moldova from 2009 to 2016. He lost his bid for re-election in 2020 to Maia Sandu,whom he had defeated four years earlier in the 2016 Moldovan presidential election.
Events from the year 2012 in Moldova
Parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 30 November 2014. The result was described as "more a loss than a victory" of the incumbent pro-European coalition,with center-right parties divided by sharp tensions. The pro-Russian Party of Socialists (PSRM),composed of former communists,emerged as the largest party in Parliament,gaining 20.51% of votes and winning 25 of the 101 seats. The Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM),previously the largest party,dropped from 38 to 21 seats.
Events in the year 2017 in Moldova.
The Honor Guard Company of the Moldovan National Army is an honor guard unit of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova. Founded on 22 June 1992,it is part of the National Army's Guard Battalion. To be eligible for the honor guard,one should be at least 185 cm,have strong health,and have a pleasant appearance.
Eugen Sturza is a Moldovan politician. He was the Minister of Defence of Moldova under President Igor Dodon and Prime Minister Pavel Filip. Sturza at the time of his appointment was the youngest member of the Filip Cabinet,at 33 years old.
Ghenadie Valuța is a Moldovan priest and social activist. He is a member of the Metropolis of Chișinău and All Moldova under the Russian Orthodox Church. An active commentator in the social and mainstream media,he is president of an association called Pro-Ortodoxia. Among other controversies,he has become known for his campaigns against homosexuality and LGBT rights. He attended the pride parades of 2017 and 2018 in Moldova's capital,Chisinau,in order to splash the streets with holy water after the end of the marches.
The 22nd Peacekeeping Battalion is a military unit of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova. The battalion was established on May 11,1999. The battalion has the task of preparing for peacekeeping operations and humanitarian missions outside of Moldova.
The Moldovan National Army is the senior branch of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova composed of the Air Force and the Land Forces. The National Army is considered to be the regular duty military force while the other branch of the armed forces,the Trupele de Carabinieri,is focused on paramilitary activities.
The Government House is a building in Chișinău of the Government of Moldova located on Great National Assembly Square and Stefan cel Mare Avenue. It was designed by Semyon Fridlin in 1964 on Victory Square and along Lenin Avenue. It used to be the headquarters of the Council of Ministers of the Moldovan SSR. The building is a 6-storey reinforced concrete structure,lined with white stone,made in the shape of a letter Russian letter П. Above the main entrance to the building is the inscription "The Government of the Republic of Moldova",as well as the coat of arms of Moldova and the flag of Moldova. In 2010,the Monument to the Victims of the Soviet Occupation was opened right in front of the building.
Pavel Voicu is a Moldovan politician who was the Minister of Defence of Moldova in the Sandu Cabinet and the Interior Minister under President Igor Dodon and Prime Minister Ion Chicu. He was also a personal advisor to Dodon. He has prior experience in Moldovan law enforcement.
Ion Chicu is a Moldovan economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Moldova between 2019 until his resignation in 2020.
Margareta Timofti is a Moldovan lawyer who is the wife of Nicolae Timofti,the 4th President of Moldova. With her husband being President,she served as the First Lady of Moldova during his term.
The Day of the Liberation of Moldova from Fascist Occupation is a public holiday celebrated annually in Moldova to commemorates the anniversary of the allied victory in the Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive during World War II. It is celebrated on 24 August and is also associated with the former Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day and the present day European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism in Romania. It is used to commemorate Moldova's role in the defeat of from Nazi Germany in 1945. It is also recognized by the internationally unrecognized Transnistria.
The Independent Special Forces Battalion "Fulger" is a military unit of the Land Forces of the Moldovan National Army,based in Chisinau.
Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Moldova in autumn 2024.
The Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment "Dimitrie Cantemir" is a aerial defense formation of the Moldovan Air Force,based in the village of Durlești. It has the mission to supervise and defend the airspace of the Republic of Moldova. Both conscripts and contract soldiers serve in the regiment. In addition,35 women serving in its ranks.
Moldova Air Force 
