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Name: War of Transnistria

Type: Event

Start: 1990 AD

End: 1991 AD

Parent: Dissolution of the Soviet Union

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Was an armed conflict mainly between pro-Transnistria and pro-Moldovan forces.

Chronology


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  • December 1991: 700 Transnistrian guards and cossacks, force the authorities of Dubăsari to swear allegiance to Transnistria.
  • August 1991: Transnistria declares Independence from the Soviet Union.
  • December 1991: A group of around 20-25 people (6 of them with automatic guns) enter the village of Mălăieşti in Grigoriopol district and force its cititzens to submit to Transnistrian authorities. Meanwhile, the same incidents occur in Speia, Butor and Taşlîc.
  • December 1991: A group of armed separatists order the Slobozia police unit to accept the jurisdiction of Transnistria. The commander of this police unit is beaten and prevented from accessing his local force.
  • September 1990: The independence of the SSR of Moldova from the Soviet Union is declared.
  • October 1991: Tiraspol city Executive Committee issues a decision asking the local police force to refuse to cede authority to the authorities in Chişinău.
  • September 1991: A Police unit in Camenca is captured by separatists.
  • September 1991: A Police unit in Rîbniţa is captured by separatists.

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