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Moldovan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic established east of the Dniester river within Ukraine.
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Treaty of Paris recognises union of Bessarabia with Romania. The Bolsheviks do not.
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Following the Bolshevik revolution in Russia, Bessarabia declares independence. Its parliament calls for union with Romania.
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Ottomans recognise independence of Romanian state including western Moldova.
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Treaty of Bucharest grants Russia control of eastern Moldova or Bessarabia, the area between the River Prut and the west bank of the Dniester. The Ottoman Empire gains control of western Moldova.
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Moldovan territory disputed by several powers with the Ottoman Empire and Russia as the main rivals. Numerous wars.
