Sfatul Ţării
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The Sfatul \u021a\u0103rii, or Sfat, was a council established in Bessarabia (a region of historical Moldavia) in November 1917, following the Russian Revolution. Modeled after the Kiev Rada, it initially proclaimed Bessarabia an autonomous republic within the Russian Federation. However, due to disorders and the influence of events in Ukraine, the Sfat voted for conditional union with Romania in April 1918, and later for unconditional union in December 1918. This union was confirmed by the Treaty of Paris in 1920, though never recognized by the Soviet Union. The Sfatul \u021a\u0103rii also initiated a land reform in 1918, limiting landholdings to 247 acres.123
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