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  1. History of Gagauzia - Wikipedia

    • The history of Gagauzia dates back to ancient times. The larger area, known as Bessarabia, previously the eastern half of the Principality of Moldavia, was annexed by the Russian Empire in 1812. The Gagauz have been ruled by the Russian Empire (1812–1917), Romania (1918–1940 and 1941–1944), the Soviet Union (1940–1941 and 1944–1991), and Moldov… See more

    Middle Ages

    The Gagauz people are said to be descended from the Seljuk Turks that settled in Dobruja, together with the See more

    Russian Empire

    In 1812 Bessarabia, previously eastern half of the Principality of Moldavia became part of the Russian Empire, and Nogai tribes that inhabited several villages in south Bessarabia (or Budjak) were forced to leave. Betw… See more

    Soviet Union

    During World War II, the Soviet created Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic was invaded by the forces of Nazi Germany.
    Gagauz nationalism remained an intellectual movement during the 1980s, but strengthen… See more

    Independent Moldova

    In August 1990, Comrat declared itself an autonomous republic, but the Moldovan government annulled the declaration as unconstitutional. At that time, Stepan Topal emerged as the leader of the Gagauz national mo… See more

     
  1. The region is a byproduct of imperial rivalry between the Ottoman and Russian empires typically found in the Black Sea basin in the 19th century. Like Crimea, it was taken by Russia from the Ottoman Empire. In this case, Russia acquired Gagauzia after the Russo-Turkish War (1806-12) as part of the 1812 Treaty of Bucharest.
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    The Gagauz Republic (Gagauz: Gagauz Respublikası; Romanian: Republica Găgăuzia; Russian: Республика Гагаузия, romanized : Respublika Gagauziya) was a self-proclaimed unrecognised political entity first declared in 1989 that separated from Moldova in 1990 during the dissolution of the Soviet Union but later peacefully joined Moldova after being de facto independent from 1991 to 1995.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagauz_Republic
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  4. Gagauzia: A Bone in the Throat - Foreign Policy …

    Sep 16, 2016 · Gagauzia, known formally as the Republic of Moldova’s Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia, is of little consequence economically or otherwise, save one thing: it sits by historical accident atop a geopolitical …

  5. Gagauz people - Wikipedia

  6. A Struggle for Identity in a Forgotten Corner of Europe

    Sep 20, 2017 · A Struggle for Identity in a Forgotten Corner of Europe. Amid the ghosts of the past empires, residents of Gagauzia fight poverty and a loss of tradition to maintain their culture. The question...

  7. ‘Our Language Is Dying’ - The New York Times

    Oct 4, 2023 · The struggle to save Gagauz, a Turkic tongue used by dwindling numbers of people in an ethnic enclave of Moldova, reflects the emotional power of language loyalties across the former Soviet Union...

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  9. The Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia: A new …

    Apr 29, 2021 · But unlike neighboring Transnistria, a breakaway region of Moldova home to around 2,000 Russian troops, Gagauzia was peacefully returned to the Republic of Moldova by the middle of the decade. Today, …

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