After the Declaration of Sovereignty on 23 June 1990, and until 23 May 1991, it was officially known as the Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova. From 23 May 1991 until the declaration of independence on 27 August 1991, it was renamed the Republic of Moldova while remaining a constituent republic of the USSR.

The city is part of the historical region of Bessarabia.During the Soviet period the city was known in the Moldavian SSR as Bender in Romanian, written Бендер with the Cyrillic alphabet, as Bendery (Бендéры) in Russian and Bendery (Бенде́ри) in Ukrainian.Today the city is officially named Bender, but both Bender and Tighina are in use.

May 11, 2020 · Moldova was declared a sovereign state on June 23, 1990, but it was officially known as the Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova until May 23, 1991. Although the country remains a constituent republic of USSR, it was renamed Republic of Moldova. After independence, Moldova was hit by the civil war. 13 Estonia

JewishGen Romania-Moldova Database. Welcome to the JewishGen Romania-Moldova Collection. This is a multiple database search facility which incorporates all the datasets listed below. ... After WWII: northern half became part of USSR, southern half remained in Romania.