The dissolution of the Soviet Union and complex state construction processes. Two differentiated secession models in the Republic of Moldova: Gagauzia and Transnistria

Authors

  • José A. López Jiménez Professor of Public International Law, Universidad Pontificia Comillas/ICADE, Madrid.

Keywords:

Russia-Moldova-Gagauzia-Transnistria relationships, Frozen Conflicts, Secession, Self-determination, Succession of States

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to analyse an unknown case of two different secessionist processes in the Republic of Moldova-Gagauzia and Transnistria-started in the framework of the decomposition of the Soviet Union. Both of them emerged as a virulent reaction to the irruption of a pro-Romanian Moldovan nationalism with a radical irredentist character.

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Published

2018-12-31

Issue

Vol. 22 (2018)

Section

General Articles

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The dissolution of the Soviet Union and complex state construction processes. Two differentiated secession models in the Republic of Moldova: Gagauzia and Transnistria. (2018). Spanish Yearbook of International Law, 22, 403-414. https://www.sybil.es/sybil/article/view/1279