Stepan Topal

Stepan Topal
Topal in 2011
President of the Gagauz Republic
In office
1 December 1991 – 19 July 1995
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Gagauz Republic
In office
31 October 1990 – 1 December 1991
Succeeded byMihail Kendighelean
Personal details
Born(1938-01-18)18 January 1938
Died29 September 2018(2018-09-29) (aged 80)
Comrat, Moldova
PartyCommunist Party of Moldova (1980-1990)
Independent (1990-1995)
PSRM (1997-2018)
ProfessionEngineering
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Stepan Mikhailovich Topal (18 January 1938 – 29 September 2018) was a Moldovan politician of Gagauz ancestry. From 1990 to 1995 he served as the only leader and President of the Gagauz Republic; after reintegration into Moldova he served until 1995 as Governor (başkan) of Gagauzia.