Gagauz Halkı

Gagauz Halkı ("Gagauz People") was a Gagauz separatist political party in Moldova.[3] It was led by Stepan Bulgar from at least as early as 1992 until at least as recently as 1999, after which the organization ceased to be listed by the CIA World Factbook.[4] The Moldovan government outlawed the party two days after declaring such political movements to be unconstitutional.[5]

Gagauz Halkı
PresidentStepan Bulgar
FounderStepan Bulgar
FoundedFebruary 1988
Banned22 August 1990, continued to exist until 1999
IdeologyBig tent
Soviet nationalism (early)
Gagauz nationalism
Autonomism[1]
Russophilia
Anti-Romanian sentiment[2]
Party flag

The party supported the 1991 Soviet coup d'etat attempt and strongly opposed the possible idea of the unification of the Moldovan SSR and Romania.[6]

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