Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Domains

  • Invasion, conquest and annexation

Dates

  • Date of occurrence 1940-06-28-1940-07-04

Places

  • Moldova (Location)
  • Romania (Location)
  • Ukraine (Location)
  • Russia (Involved)
In order to avoid a full scale invasion by Soviet troops, the Romanian government, under pressure from both Moscow and Berlin, agrees to withdraw its troops and administration from the territories. From 1940 till 1941, and from 1944 till 1991, these territories were part of the Soviet Union, resulting in the creation inside USSR of the Moldavian SSR, precursor of the modern Republic of Moldova. The annexation was followed by all manner of persecutions, including arrests, executions and deportations in labor camps in Siberia, especially between 1940-1941 and 1944-1956.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 May 2009 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=7122, accessed 23 November 2024.]

7122 Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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