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August 31
This is Limba Noastra (our language) day to Moldovans. Since 1989, it has been a national holiday to commemorate the reintroduction of the Latin script, which occurred in that year. August 31, 1989 was also the day when an amendment was added to the Moldovan constitution, recognizing the identity between Moldovan and Romanian. The Romanian dialect spoken in Moldova was proclaimed a language in its own right during the Soviet régime, in order to minimize demands for independence or retrocession.
1944: This day marks the culmination of the Estonian Swedish exodus, as 632 individuals flee to Sweden. The Swedish-speaking population in Estonia, which has lived there since the 13th century, is virtually extinct by the time the world war is over.
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