Mircea Snegur

His Excellency Mircea Snegur
1st President of Moldova
In office 3 September 1990 – 15 January 1997
Prime Minister	Mircea Druc Valeriu Muravschi Andrei Sangheli
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Petru Lucinschi
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian SSR
In office 27 April 1990 – 3 September 1990
Prime Minister	Mircea Druc
Preceded by	Ion C. Ciobanu
Succeeded by	Alexandru Moșanu (as President of the Moldovan Parliament)
Member of the Moldovan Parliament
In office 22 March 1998 – 25 February 2001
Prime Minister	Mircea Druc Valeriu Muravschi Andrei Sangheli
Personal details
Born	(1940-01-17)17 January 1940 Trifăneşti, Romania (now Moldova)
Died	13 September 2023(2023-09-13) (aged 83) Chișinău, Moldova
Political party	Independent
Spouse(s)	Georgeta Snegur ​ ​ (m. 1960; died 2019)​
Children	2, including Natalia Gherman
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Mircea Ion Snegur (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈmirt͡ʃe̯a iˈon ˈsneɡur]; 17 January 1940 – 13 September 2023)^[1] is a Moldovan politician. He was the first President of Moldova from 1990 to 1997. Before that, he was Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1989 to 1990 and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 27 April to 3 September 1990.

Snegur died of cancer on 13 September 2023 in Chișinău, Moldova at the age of 83.^[2][3]

References

1. Profile of Mircea Snegur
2. "A murit primul președinte al Republicii Moldova, Mircea Snegur". TVRMoldova. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
3. "Умер первый президент Молдавии". РБК (in Russian). 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2023-09-14.