Moldovan military uniforms from the end of the 20th century-exhibit at the Hungarian Military Museum-4 March 2009

[Gordon Craig]

Gentlemen,

My wife brought home an invitation, received by the Canadian Ambassador to Hungary, to attend the opening of the above exhibit. Here is a copy of the invitation. Followed by a brief bio on Moldova from wiki. There is a more complete and very good write up on the history of Moldova on wiki.

Regards,

Gordon

The front and back of the invitation.

[Gordon Craig]

The program as printed on the inside of the invitation.

[Gordon Craig]

A brief bio of Moldova.

Moldova

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This article is about the modern state. For other uses, see Moldova (disambiguation).

Republic of Moldova

Republica Moldova

Flag Coat of arms

Anthem: Limba noastră

Our Language

Location of Moldova (orange) on the European continent (white)

Capital

(and largest city) Chişinău

47?0′N 28?55′E / 47?N 28.917?E / 47; 28.917

Official languages Moldovan?

Recognised regional languages Gagauz, Russian and Ukrainian

Demonym Moldovan, Moldavian

Government Parliamentary republic

- President Vladimir Voronin (PCRM)

- Prime Minister Zinaida Grecean?i (PCRM)

Consolidation

- Declaration of Sovereignty June 23, 1990

- Independence from the Soviet Union August 27, 1991 (Declared)

December 25, 1991 (Finalized)

Area

- Total 33,846 km2 (139th)

13,067 sq mi

- Water (%) 1.4

Population

- 2008[1] estimate 4,128,047 (121st2)

- 2004 census 3,383,3323

- Density 121,9/km2 (87th)

316/sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2007 estimate

- Total $9.811 billion[2] (141st)

- Per capita $2,897[2] (IMF) (135th)

GDP (nominal) 2007 estimate

- Total $4.395 billion[2]

- Per capita $1,297[2] (IMF)

Gini (2007) 37.1 (medium)

HDI (2007) ▲ 0.708 (medium) (111th)

Currency Moldovan leu (MDL)

Time zone EET (UTC+2)

- Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Drives on the right

Internet TLD .md

Calling code 373

1 Used as formal official name; in fact Romanian.

2 Ranking based on 2005 UN figure including Transnistria.

3 2004 census data from the National Bureau of Statistics.[3] Figure does not include Transnistria and Bender.

Moldova /mɔlˈdoʊvə/, /mɒlˈdoʊvə/ (help?info), officially the Republic of Moldova (Republica Moldova) is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east and south.

In the Middle Ages, most of the present territory of Moldova was part of the Principality of Moldavia. In 1812, it was annexed by the Russian Empire, and became known as Bessarabia. Between 1856 and 1878, one of the eight counties was returned to Moldavia, which in 1859 united with Wallachia to form modern Romania. Upon the dissolution of the Russian Empire in 1917, an autonomous, then independent Moldavian Democratic Republic was formed, which joined Romania in 1918. In 1940, Bessarabia was occupied by the Soviet Union and was split between the Ukrainian SSR and the newly-created Moldavian SSR. After changing hands in 1941 and 1944 during World War II, the country became again part of the Soviet Union until its declaration of independence on August 27, 1991. Moldova was admitted to the UN in March 1992. In September 1990, a breakaway government was formed in Transnistria, a strip of Moldavian SSR on the left bank of the river Dniester, and after a brief war in 1992 became de facto independent, although no UN member has recognized its independence.

The country is a parliamentary democracy with a president as head of state and a prime minister as head of government. Moldova is a member state of the United Nations, WTO, OSCE, GUAM, CIS, BSEC and other international organizations. Moldova currently aspires to join the European Union,[4] and is implementing a first three-year Action Plan within the

I hope to visit the exhibit soon and will post whatever pictures I am able to get that are usable.

Regards,

Gordon