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Gagauzia

Gagauzia () or Gagauz-Yeri, officially the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia (ATUG), is an autonomous territorial unit of Moldova. Its autonomy is intended for the local Gagauz people, a Turkic primarily Orthodox Christian ethnic group.

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Gagauzia is an autonomous region within Moldova that was established to give self-governance to the Gagauz people, a Turkic ethnic group who practice Orthodox Christianity. It matters because it represents a formal arrangement to allow this distinct minority population to maintain their cultural and political identity within the larger Moldovan state.

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Key facts

Dependency.name: Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia
Dependency.settlement_type: Autonomous territorial unit
Dependency.image_flag: Flag of Gagauzia.svg
Dependency.flag_size: 125px
Dependency.flag_link: Flag of Gagauzia
Dependency.image_seal: Coat of arms of Gagauzia.svg
Dependency.seal_type: Coat of arms
Dependency.seal_size: 95px
Dependency.blank_emblem_size: 95px
Dependency.blank_emblem_type: Flag
Dependency.blank_emblem_link: Flag of Gagauzia
Dependency.image_map: Gagauzia map.svg

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Contents

History
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Independent Moldova
Geography
Administrative divisions
Politics
Elections
Economy
Transport
Demographics
Ethnic composition
Languages
Religion
Education
Culture
Sport
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
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Bessarabia, previously the eastern half of the Principality of Moldavia, was annexed by the Russian Empire in 1812. At the end of World War I, all of Bessarabia – including Gagauzia – was annexed to the Kingdom of Romania. A Soviet invasion and occupation began in June 1940, but the territory was again occupied by Romania from 1941 to 1944, after the latter joined the Axis powers and helped invade the USSR. After World War II, Gagauzia was incorporated into the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1990, Gagauzia declared itself independent from Moldova as the Gagauz Republic during the dissolution of the Soviet Union, but it was ultimately reintegrated into Moldova in 1995.