Anatol Ţăranu
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Biography
Ţăranu holds a Ph.D. in history and served as member of the Parliament of Moldova (1990–1993, 2005–2009). Ţăranu has also been a chief expert for the ChişinăuChisinau
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side during negotiations with separatist leaders in Transnistria
Transnistria
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. Between 1993-1994, Ţăranu was Moldovan Ambassador to Moscow
Moscow
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, and between 1997 and 1998 he was an advisor with special missions to the President of the Republic of Moldova
President of the Republic of Moldova
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He currently works as Director of the Political Science and Political History Centre of the State University of Moldova and at the History Institute of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova
Academy of Sciences of Moldova
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, where he worked before becoming a deputy.