What is Unification of Moldavia and Wallachia?
The '''unification of Moldavia and Wallachia''' ({{lang-ro|Unirea Moldovei și Țării Românești}}), also known as the '''unification of the Romanian Principalities''' ({{lang-ro|Unirea Principatelor Române}}) or as the '''Little Union''' ({{lang-ro|Mica Unire}}), happened on 1859 following the election of Alexandru Ioan Cuza as prince of both the [[Moldavia|Principality of Moldavia]] and the [[Wallachia|Principality of Wallachia]]. A possible joining between the two principalities, which shared a common Romanian ethnicity, language and culture, had been attempted to be avoided by the great powers for a long time, although it was allowed at the moment it happened. It is celebrated every 24 January through the [[Day of the Unification of the Romanian Principalities]] in both [[Romania]] (officially) and [[Moldova]] (unofficially). [[Category:1859 in Europe]] [[Category:19th century in Romania]] [[Category:Wallachia]] {{multistub|europe|history}}