Moldavian Democratic Republic

Moldavian Democratic Republic
*Republica Democratică Moldovenească* (Romanian)
Moldavian Democratic Republic Republica Democratică Moldovenească (Romanian)
1917–1918
	Flag Coat of arms
	Anthem: "Deșteaptă-te, române!"; ("Awaken thee, Romanian!");
	Territory claimed by the Moldavian Democratic Republic
Capital	Chișinău
Common languages	Romanian, Russian
Government	Republic
• 1917–1918	Ion Inculeț
Legislature	Sfatul Țării
Historical era	World War I
• Established	15 December [O.S. 2 December] 1917a
• Independence	6 February [O.S. 24 January] 1918
• Union with Romania	9 April [O.S. 27 March] 1918
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Bessarabia Governorate
Kingdom of Romania
Today part of	Moldova; Ukraine
	See Adoption of the Gregorian calendar.;

The Moldavian Democratic Republic (MDR; Romanian: Republica Democratică Moldovenească, RDM), also known as the Moldavian Republic or Moldavian People's Republic, was a state proclaimed on 15 December [O.S. 2 December] 1917 by the Sfatul Țării (National Council) of Bessarabia, elected in October–November 1917 following the February Revolution and the start of the disintegration of the Russian Empire.

The Sfatul Țării was its legislative body, while the "Council of Directors General", renamed the "Council of Ministers" after the Declaration of Independence, was its government. The Republic was proclaimed on 2/15 December 1917, as a result of the Declaration of the Rights of the Peoples of Russia.

The anthem of the country was Deșteaptă-te, române!.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Andrieș-Tabac, Silviu (2008). "Simbolurile Republicii Democratice Moldovenești (1917-1918). Interpretări semantice". Tyragetia (in Romanian). 2 (2): 291–294.

[:0-1] Andrieș-Tabac, Silviu (2008). "Simbolurile Republicii Democratice Moldovenești (1917-1918). Interpretări semantice". Tyragetia (in Romanian). 2 (2): 291–294.

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