On Friday, June 10 the Museum of Archaeology and History hosted the National Conference with the theme “70 years after the first wave of mass deportations in Moldova from June 13, 1941 .” Through the Conference which had a scientific character was brought to public attention, perhaps a lesser known history of the deportations and forced resettlement in the summer of 1941. Scientific papers on the topic were presented by many historians: Postică Elena, Negru Elena, Țăranu Anatol ,Tașcă M. , D. Dumitru Grama,Dumitru D. Grama,Corlateanu-Granciuc Silvia.

Valentina Sturza,the president of the Association of Former Political Prisoners and Deportees appealed to all Moldovan citizens that these tragic events are not forgotten, qualifying them as the most bloody and painful from the history of the country, also stressing the need for rehabilitation of former deportees.
The director of State and Law Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences from the Republic of Moldova , George Cojocaru, said that the three waves of deportations from Moldova was almost three times beheaded, and the Moldovan people took decades to shift the history and reach far scientific conferences to commemorate the victims of those tragic events.

The dramatic events of the Soviet era took place in violation of fundamental rights of people from this area.During this period the right to life, security, personal integrity, property rights or the right to a fair trial were missing completely at the discretion of some groups of people. Victims of these crimes although they have been rehabilitated, continue to be wronged so far, said A. Postica,the Promo-Lex lawyer.
Among the nearly one hundred participants at the conference included former deportees, academics, historians, scientists, representatives of civil society of the Metropolitan area of Moldova Lands Exarchate and ordinary citizens.

The Government of the Republic of Moldova was represented at the event by a Principal Adviser of the Prime Minister Leonid Bujor on education issues.

The event was organized by the Institute of History, State and Law of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova,National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova Association of Former Political Prisoners and Deportees in Moldova the Association “Promo-Lex” and Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia and Lands Exarchate , National Archive of Moldova and the Association of Historians from Moldova. The conference falls in the series of events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the first wave of deportations and is part of the Government’s action plan.

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