Before 1991 parades in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic were held in honor of the Russian Revolution , Victory Day , and until 1969 May Day . In 1976 , Chisinau hosted a parade in honor of the 50th anniversary of its integration into the Soviet Union . The final military parade in the Moldovan SSR took place in 1989 in honor of the October Revolution , which was marred by protests that occurred in the capital . As a result , the mobile column of the parade was interuppted and abruptly canceled by the ruling authorities . Moldova would never hold another military parade until 2001
protests that occurred in the capital
1989 Moldova civil unrest
Chișinău Independence Day Parade