Roger Sarret şi evenimentele din Basarabia anilor 1917-1918
Roger Sarret and the events of Bessarabia in the years 1917-1918

Summary/Abstract: In the year 1917, in the context of the events in Bessarabia, culminating in the proclamation of the Moldavian Democratic Republic on December 2, France – main representative of the Entente – opened a consulate in Kishinev. To run it, Roger Sarret was appointed, upon the suggestion of the French minister in Iaşi, the count of Saint-Aulaire. The French consulate activated in the period December 1917- May 1918. Sarret’s stay in Kishinev coincided with numerous important events in Bessarabia. We remind, in this respect, the entry of the Romanian army in Bessarabia in January 1918, the proclamation of the independent Moldavian Democratic Republic in January, the unification of Bessarabia with Romania in March. Sarret left the city of Iaşi on December 20 and he went to Kishinev. Sarret enjoyed a warm welcome from the Kishinev authorities: Ion Inculeţ, the mayor A. K. Schmidt, the representatives of the Zemstvo assemblies. The diplomatic reports sent to the count of Saint Aulaire feature the situation of Bessarabia during this significant period. The newspaper “Sfatul Ţării” praised the arrival to the Bessarabian capital of a French representative, which was considered an important event.

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