Communist Party of Moldavia
The Communist Party of Moldavia (Romanian: Partidul Comunist al Moldovei, PCM, Moldovan Cyrillic: Партидул Комунист ал Молдовей; Russian: Коммунистическая партия Молдавии, romanized: Kommunisticheskaya partiya Moldavii) was the ruling and the sole legal political party in the Moldavian SSR, and one of the fifteen republic-level parties that formed the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. During World War II, it was the driving force of the Moldovan resistance against Axis occupation.
Communist Party of Moldavia Partidul Comunist al Moldovei | |
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| Founded | 15 August 1940 |
| Banned | 23 August 1991 |
| Preceded by | Moldavia Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine |
| Succeeded by | Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova |
| Headquarters | Chişinău |
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| Political position | Far-left |
| National affiliation | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| Colours | Red |
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The party began to weaken politically during the Perestroika period, which was marked by riots against Soviet rule. The party leader, Semion Grossu was replaced with Petru Lucinschi on November 16, 1989.
On August 23, the Communist Party was banned; subsequently, on 27 August 1991 Moldova declared Independence and the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic came to an end. On 7 September 1993, the Parliament of Moldova lifted the ban on communist activities.