| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1998, March 22 | |
| Although the Communists won the most seats in legislative elections, a coalition of three Center-Right parties joined to garner a majority and form the new government. | 1 |
| Sept.Dec | |
| The Russian financial crisis spread quickly through the largely agricultural region of Moldova. With a desperately ailing economy and a growing number of impoverished citizens, some 600,000 Moldovans fled the country. | 2 |
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