The protests developed into the formation of secessionist movements in Gagauzia and Transnistria in order to retain Russian and Gagauz as official languages .
Transnistria initially sought autonomy within the Moldavian SSR .
The protests developed into the formation of secessionist movements in Gagauzia and Transnistria , which initially sought autonomy within the Moldavian SSR , in order to retain Russian and Gagauz as official languages .