Timeline of Chișinău
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Chișinău, Republic of Moldova.
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Prior to 20th century
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- 1436 - Village mentioned in a document[1] in the Principality of Moldavia.
- 1641 - Town becomes property of the ro.[1][2]
- 1752 - Măzărache Church built.
- 1812
- 1813 - Religious Eparchy of Chișinău[4] and theological seminary[2] established.
- 1817 - Anghel Nour becomes mayor.
- 1818
- Town becomes capital of the Bessarabia oblast.[4]
- Ștefan cel Mare Central Park laid out.
- 1832 - Public Library founded.
- 1836 - Nativity Cathedral built.
- 1838 - ro built.
- 1841 - Triumphal arch erected.
- 1849 - Population: 42,613.[5]
- 1860 - Telegraph to Odessa begins operating.[4]
- 1871
- Calea Ferată din Moldova (railway) to Tiraspol begins operating.
- Chișinău Railway Station opens.
- 1877 - April: Alexander II of Russia visits city.[4]
- 1895 - St. Teodora de la Sihla Church built.
- 1897 - Population: 102,427.[5]
20th century
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- 1900 - Population: 125,787.[3]
- 1902 - ro built.
- 1903 - April: Kishinev pogrom of Jews occurs.[3][6]
- 1905
- October: Pogrom of Jews.[4]
- Sfatul Țării Palace built.
- 1913
- Cuvânt moldovenesc magazine begins publication.[4]
- Population: 128,700.[7]
- 1917
- March: National Moldavian Party headquartered in city.[8]
- December: Bessarabian Sfatul Țării (parliament) convenes in city.[4]
- 1918
- 1921 - Capitoline Wolf statue erected.
- 1925 - City becomes seat of Lăpușna County.[9]
- 1928 - Stephen the Great Monument unveiled in Ștefan cel Mare Central Park.
- 1930 - Population: 114,896.[9]
- 1940
- June: Soviet occupation begins.
- August: City designated capital of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic.[1]
- 10 November: 1940 Vrancea earthquake.
- Bessarabian Society of Writers established.[10]
- 1941
- 1944
- 1945
- Dinamo Stadium opens.
- ro founded.
- 1950
- Cinema Gaudeamus opens.[11]
- Chișinău Botanical Garden founded.
- 1952
- Artificial ru created.
- Moldovan Newsreel Documentary Studio established.
- 1957
- Moldova National Opera Ballet theatre opens.
- Moldova-Film studio active.
- 1958 - Alley of Classics sculpture area opens in Ștefan cel Mare Central Park.
- 1963 - Population: 253,500.
- 1965 - Romanian Literature Museum established.
- 1974 - Chișinău Airport terminal built.
- 1977
- 4 March: 1977 Vrancea earthquake.
- Sud-Est magazine begins publication.
- 1978 - ro and ro theatre founded.
- 1979 - Population: 539,000.[12]
- 1982 - Circ (cultural entity) opens.[13]
- 1983
- National Museum of History of Moldova established.
- Chișinău Water Tower rebuilt.
- 1987 - Moldovan Writers' Union active.[10]
- 1989 - 1989 Moldova civil unrest.
- 1990 - Office of mayor re-established.
- 1991
- City becomes part of the Republic of Moldova.[1]
- ro established.
- Capitoline Wolf statue re-installed.
- Population: 676,700.
21st century
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- 2000
- 2001 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Chișinău[16] and La Strada Center for Women Rights[15][1] established.
- 2002 - Anti-government ro.[17]
- 2005 - Chișinău mayoral election, 2005 held.
- 2007 - Dorin Chirtoacă becomes mayor.
- 2009 - April: 2009 Moldova civil unrest.[18]
- 2011 - June: Moldovan local election, 2011 held.
- 2012 - January: Anti-government protest.[19]
- 2013 - 3 November: 2013 "Pro Europe" demonstration in Moldova.
- 2014 - Population: 492,894.
- 2015 - September: Anti-Timofti demonstration.[20][21]
See also
- History of Chișinău
- Timeline of Chișinău (in Romanian)
- List of mayors of Chișinău
- Other names of Chișinău (e.g. Kishineff, Kishinev)
- ro
References
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This article incorporates information from the Romanian Wikipedia and Russian Wikipedia.
Further reading
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