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Stepan Topal | |
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![]() Topal in 2011 | |
President of the Gagauz Republic | |
In office 1 December 1991 – 19 July 1995 | |
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Gagauz Republic | |
In office 31 October 1990 – 1 December 1991 | |
Succeeded by | Mihail Kendighelean |
Personal details | |
Born | Comrat, Kingdom of Romania | 18 January 1938
Died | 29 September 2018 Comrat, Moldova | (aged 80)
Political party | Communist Party of Moldova (1980-1990) Independent (1990-1995) PSRM (1997-2018) |
Profession | Engineering |
Stepan Mikhailovich Topal (18 January 1938 – 29 September 2018)[citation needed] was a Moldovan politician of Gagauz ancestry. From 1990 to 1995 he served as the only leader and President of the Gagauz Republic; after reintegration into Moldova he served until 1995 as Governor (başkan) of Gagauzia.