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See also:	Other events of 2016 Timeline of Moldovan history

The following lists events that happened during 2016 in the Republic of Moldova.

• President – Nicolae Timofti (until December 23), Igor Dodon (starting December 23)
• Prime Minister – Gheorghe Brega (until January 20), Pavel Filip (starting January 20)
• President of the Parliament – Andrian Candu

• January 14 - Thousands of Moldovans march the streets in protest against proposed candidate for Prime Minister Vlad Plahotniuc.^[1]

• August 5-21 - 12 athletes from Moldova competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• August 27 - Moldova celebrated its 25th anniversary since its independence from the USSR in 1991.^[2]

• October 30 - Igor Dodon wins the presidential election in Moldova.^[3]

• December 23 - Igor Dodon is sworn in as the President of Moldova in the Palace of the Republic in Chișinău.^[4]