National Patriotic Front (Moldova)
National Patriotic Front Frontul Naţional Patriotic din Basarabia şi Nordul Bucovinei | |
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| Founder | Chişinău |
| Ideology | Romanian nationalism Romanian irredentism Anti-Sovietism Liberal democracy |
The National Patriotic Front (
Moldovan SSR
.
Activity
Between 1969 and 1971, the National Patriotic Front of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina was established by several young intellectuals in
Chişinău, totalling over 100 members, vowing to fight for the establishment of a Moldavian Democratic Republic, its secession from the Soviet Union and union with Romania
.
Among the party's members were
Nicolae Testemiţeanu, Valeriu Gagiu, Mihai Cimpoi, Mircea Druc,[citation needed] Anatol Corobceanu, Vasile Topală
.
In December 1971, following an informative note from Ion Stănescu, the President of the
forced settlement
.
Alexandru Şoltoianu was released only in 1988. Alexandru Usatiuc-Bulgăr was condemned to seven years in prison and five years of forced residence.[1][2]
Leaders
See also
References
- ^ Magazin Istoric nr. 12/1999 - Cititorii în replică Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Unionişti basarabeni, turnaţi de Securitate la KGB Archived 2009-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
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