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MSN Encarta - Print Preview - Moldova (808 words) |
 | Moldova ratified a new constitution in 1994 to replace the one of the Soviet period. |
| The president is empowered to dissolve the Parliament. |
| The prefects and mayors of districts and municipalities are appointed by Moldova’s president after being nominated by the local councils. |
| MSN Encarta - Moldova (2941 words) |
| Moldova is a member of the United Nations (UN), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Partnership for Peace program of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the Council of Europe (CE). |
| For most of its history, the majority of the territory that constitutes present-day Moldova was the region of Bessarabia, the eastern half of the historic principality of Moldavia. |
| On May 23, 1991, the SSR of Moldova changed its name to the Republic of Moldova, and the Supreme Soviet was renamed the Parliament. |
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