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Parliamentary Declaration

Name: Parliamentary Declaration
Start: 1877-05-21
End: 1877-05-22
Location: Romanian Parliament

When: 21 May 1877
Where: Romanian Parliament
Part of: Romania declares independence from the Ottoman Empire

Kogălniceanu read the act of independence in Parliament, declaring the will of the people to discard Ottoman suzerainty.

On 21 May [O.S. 9 May] 1877, in the Romanian parliament, Mihail Kogălniceanu read the act of independence. The proclamation was sanctioned by the Domnitor the following day, formally acknowledging the end of Ottoman suzerainty.

Sources

Romanian War of Independence Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16
United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
Mihail Kogălniceanu Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03

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