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2002 in Moldova

overview of Moldova-related events during the year of 2002

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionNov 18, 2025
Entity authorityQ16147833 ↗
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Events from the year 2002 in Moldova.

Incumbents

President: Vladimir Voronin

Prime Minister: Vasile Tarlev

Events

February 8–24 - Moldova competes in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

April 23 - The Muzeul Memoriei Neamului is established.

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The public source identifies “2002 in Moldova” as overview of Moldova-related events during the year of 2002. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Moldova, overview and Moldova-related.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2002—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Moldova, overview and Moldova-related providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “2002 in Moldova” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.