Gagauzia

Gagauzia

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Map of Moldova with Gagauzian population areas highlighted.
Official languages Moldovan, Gagauz, Russian
Capital
 – Pop.
Comrat
 75,000
Population
 – Ethnic Gagauz
 169,000
 82.5%

Gagauzia (or Gagauz-Yeri) is an autonomous region within Moldova, located along the southern border with Ukraine, inhabited by the Gagauz, a Turkic people who are ethnically and culturally distinct from other Moldovans. The population is approximately 169,000, of which about 82.5 percent are ethnic Gagauz. Comrat is the largest city, with over 40 percent of the region's total population (approx. 75,000).

Key points in Gagauz history
1812 The Gagauz settled in southern Bessarabia after Russia´s annexation of Bessarabia.
1856 Territorial changes in the region put part of Gagauzia under Moldavian administration (Romanian administration after 1859, when Moldavia united with Wallachia).
1878 Russia regains the areas lost in 1856.
1944 Stalin sends thousands of Gagauzes to labor camps
World War II The territory of Gagauzia was divided between the Moldovian SSR and Ukraine.
1946 - 1947 Severe famine - one half of the Gagauz population perishes
1980 The Gagauz campaign for self-determination began.
1989 A Law on Languages was enacted in Moldova, which was perceived as discriminatory by the Gagauz.
1990 An independent Republic of Gagauzia was proclaimed in several southern districts of Moldova.
1994 Gagauz Yeri became an autonomous region within Moldova.
1995 The elections for the National Assembly of the Region of Gagauzia were conducted. An end to the five-year conflict between Moldova and Gagauzia was officially declared.

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