Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1940, somugumisiro weMolotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Romania yakanga iri
Vakamanikidzwa kubvisa Bessarabia neNorthern Bukovina kuSoviet Union, zvichitungamira kusikwa kweMoldovan Soviet Socialist Republic (Moldovan SSR), iyo yaisanganisira chikamu chikuru cheBessarabia uye nzvimbo yekumadokero kweyaimbova MASSR (kumabvazuva kwerwizi rweDniester). Musi waAugust 27, 1991, sezvo kuparara kweSoviet Union kwakanga kuri kuitika, Moldova SSR yakazivisa kuzvimiririra uye yakatora zita rokuti Moldova. Bumbiro reMoldova rakagamuchirwa muna 1994. Nzvimbo yenharaunda yeMoldova iri kumahombekombe ekumabvazuva kweDniester yave iri pasi pe"de facto" kutonga kwehurumende yakazvimiririra yeTransnistria kubvira muna 1990.