Mircea Snegur
Mircea Ion Snegur (b.
1940) is the first
President of Moldova. In the Soviet era, he was often known in English as
Mircha Ivanovich Snegur, a transliteration from the Russian
Мирча Иванович Снегур.
Kishinev Institute of Agriculture
Member of the
Communist Party 1964-
90.
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1967-
71 - worked as agronomist, manager of state and collective farms.
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1971-
78 - with the Ministry of Agriculture.
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1978-
81 - Director General of the Research Production Association "Selektsiya",
Kishinev.
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1981-
85 - Secretary of the Communist Party committee of Yedinetskiy district.
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1985-
89 - Secretary in the Central Committee of the CP of
Moldavia.
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1989-
90 - Chairman of the Presidium of
Supreme Soviet of Moldavia.
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1990(
Apr-
Sep) - Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Moldavia.
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1990-
96 - President of independent
Moldova.
