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Revision as of 18:22, 29 August 2003 by 217.99.114.253 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Moldovan language ("Limba moldovenească", ISO 639 codes: mol, mo), the official language of Moldova is simply Romanian language renamed due to political reasons, in an attempt to fight what the Moldovan government calls "Romanian expansionism".
Until 1940, when Moldova was a part of Romania, there was no language called Moldovan, the language spoken in this region was Romanian, but after USSR occupied this teritory, the language was renamed in the attempt to sever all ties with Romania. Even the Latin alphabet was changed to Cyrillic alphabet, this was the first time in history that a Romance language was officially written with Cyrillic. Also, during the Soviet rule, Romanian speakers were encouraged to switch to the Russian language, this being a prerequisite for higher education, social status and political power.
In 1989, Moldovan was declared the official language of Moldova and the Romanian version of the Latin alphabet was restored.