Moldova declares day of national mourning to honor the country's first President
epa10864556 Soldiers arrange flowers next to a portrait of Mircea Snegur, the first President of Moldova, during his funeral ceremony, in Chisinau, Moldova, 16 September 2023. Mircea Snegur, who served as the country?s president from 03 September 1990 to 15 January 1997, died at the age of 83, on 13 September 2023, according to Moldova's presidential office. The date of 16 September was declared a day of national mourning by presidential decree. EPA/DUMITRU DORU
